Re: How do you set up http://localhost?

the quickstart application is not on your drive. even if you created it, you
don't have the files. you can have a look for the quickstart application on
the installation cd or on the web if you care to spend time looking

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"M Skabialka" <mskabialka@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I opened IIS as you suggested, and found the default website. In
>properties it says that the local path is "c:\inetpub\wwwroot".
>
> However, there is no quickstart folder; there are these:
>
> MyPC (local computer)
> Web Sites
> IISHelp
> Scripts
> tsweb
> AspDotNetIntroLab1
> aspnet_client
> aspnet_webadmin
> images
> MovieReviews
> TestASP
> WebApplication1
> _private
> _vti_cnf
> _vti_log
> _vti_pvt
> _vti_script
> _vti_txt
> Default SMTP Virtual Server
> Domains
> Current Sessions
>
> How do I get a quickstart folder in there, and how so I set it up as a
> virtual directory?
> Thanks
> Mich
>
> "Alvin Bruney [MVP - ASP.NET]" <www.lulu.com/owc> wrote in message
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>> at a command prompt or at the run dialog box, run inetmgr (internet
>> service manager)
>> find your default website, and pull up the property pages. examine the
>> path for the virtual directory. this path maps to local host. for
>> instance, it may map to c:\inetpub\wwwroot by default. next, examine the
>> quickstart folder in inetmgr, it should be configured as a virtual
>> directory. if it isn't you will need to turn it into a virtual directory.
>> then your link should work
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP
>>
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>> "M Skabialka" <mskabialka@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OzP0mvaRFHA.3076@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> After you install Visual Studio 2003 on Windows XP Pro, what else do you
>>> have to do in order to create web applications.
>>>
>>> When I try it tries to locate it at
>>> http://localhost/quickstart/WebApplication1
>>>
>>> I don't have localhost set up. How is that done?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mich
>>>
>>
>>
>
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