IIS

3 Feb 2006 7:53 PM

Coach

running xp home
have visual studio.net
sql server developer edition

installed sometime ago, and managed to create a virtual network, if you know
what I mean.
now sql runs, but as I want to learn asp.net, when I try to start a new
project, it cant find the server? from memory, something like
http//localserver/ etc

I am sure I had it running previously, but cant remember how.

any advice.

how would I install IIS or would it be installed with sql
cheers

3 Feb 2006 10:51 PM

pvdg42

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"Coach" <coach.pantu***@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> running xp home
> have visual studio.net
> sql server developer edition
>
> installed sometime ago, and managed to create a virtual network, if you
> know
> what I mean.
> now sql runs, but as I want to learn asp.net, when I try to start a new
> project, it cant find the server? from memory, something like
> http//localserver/ etc
>
> I am sure I had it running previously, but cant remember how.
>
> any advice.
>
> how would I install IIS or would it be installed with sql
> cheers
>

IIS comes with certain OS editions. XP Pro, 2000 Pro for example. It does
not come with XP Home and is not available as a separate product, in Visual
Studio, or in SQL Server.
If you want IIS, your best bet is to upgrade to XP Pro.
Alternatively, upgrading to Visual Studio 2005 gets you a built in web
server for developing web sites.

--
Peter [MVP Visual Developer]
Jack of all trades, master of none.

4 Feb 2006 7:36 AM

Cor Ligthert [MVP]

Peter,

I have long time thought who is pvdg42 and just now I see it.

The American with the 100% Dutch name, while in Holland the pvda is the
largest political party to make it even more confusing for me.

LOL

Cor

5 Feb 2006 4:36 PM

m.posseth

XP Home is crippled in some ways ,,,one of them is that it doesn not have
IIS or the posibility to even install IIS on it

however there are some solutions for developing web apps on XP home

1. use the Cassini webserver
2. use the webmatrix ( wich in turn also uses cassini under the hood )
3. use VS 2005 ( wich has a built in webserver )

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]

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"Coach" <coach.pantu***@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> running xp home
> have visual studio.net
> sql server developer edition
>
> installed sometime ago, and managed to create a virtual network, if you
> know
> what I mean.
> now sql runs, but as I want to learn asp.net, when I try to start a new
> project, it cant find the server? from memory, something like
> http//localserver/ etc
>
> I am sure I had it running previously, but cant remember how.
>
> any advice.
>
> how would I install IIS or would it be installed with sql
> cheers
>
>