Re: How to get IIS

Thanks TCE, I will try the issues in November. I'm also going to try the
Cassini as a temp fix, just to practice with.

"thechaosengine" wrote:

> I'm afraid it isnt really possible to get IIS running on XP Home. I mean,
> it is technically possible but its very hit and miss and a lot more trouble
> than its worth. Microsoft really just dont want Home users using IIS :-(
>
> I had the exact same problem a couple of years ago. I went around looking
> for ways to get it working and it turns out that there is a failry complicated
> hack you can do, but personally I find it too dangerous, to unreliable and
> altogether way to much hastle.
>
> Ultimately, I bout an upgrade off of ebay for a very reasonable price (eg
> £50). A legitimate copy as well. Alternatively you mind find the following
> useful:
>
> 1. There is a standalone web server called casini that comes as part of the
> web matrix project over at www.asp.net. You can use this to practice although
> im not sure if debugging is easy to set up when using casini and VS2003
>
> 2. The option I would recommend: The next version of ASP.net and visual studio
> comes out in november. VS2005 comes with an integrated web server that removes
> the dependency on IIS (I think). Given that you are just starting out with
> ASP.net and C#, I would recommend downloading or ordering the Beta verison
> of Visual Studio 2005. That way, you'll be using the most up to date software
> and wont be learning implementation details that are about to go out of fashion.
> The vast majority of everything you've learned so far will still be very
> much relevant but there are a lot of very cool changes coming in the next
> versions of C#, ASP.Net, Visual Studio and SQL Server.
>
> Good luck
>
> Kindest Regards
>
> tce
>
> > I'm currently trying to learn Visual C# .Net 2003. I'm at the point
> > of creating Web Applications using ASP.Net. I have Windows XP Home
> > Edition installed on my laptop. I don't think my system is running
> > IIS. I have tried to find a download of it somewhere with gettng any
> > good results. Can anyone tell me where I can download IIS or is this
> > going to be a case of needing to upgrade to XP Pro? Any advise,
> > information, or instruction will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
>
>
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