"lite" version of IIS 6 for the workstation

From: Berry (Berry_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/07/05 

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 11:05:05 -0800

It proved very convenient in the past to develop
web apps on win 2k pro or xp pro using the
local IIS 5 or IIS 5.1 server IF you were deploying
to IIS 5 since the servers were essentially the same
with the exception of scalability.

Now, when you develop your web apps on win2k pro
or xp pro and deploy to IIS 6, you are deploying to
a very different webserver, especially at the all-important
process/authentication level.

Are there any plans in the future to return to having
a workstation and server version of the same web server
to ease the development/debugging/deployment process? If not, might we
ever see a "lite" version of IIS 6 to build apps on
our win2k pro or xp pro workstations?

The reason I ask is that I want to build a new workstation for
development of web apps that will be deployed to IIS 6, and
if I want a local IIS 6 server, I have to use windows server 2003
standard for my OS. Not only is that inordinately expensive, but
it's also complete overkill from an OS persepective.

Gimme IIS6 lite! :)
TIA,
Berry

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