VS.NET on XP Home

[max caber]

I just purchased a new laptop, and it has the XP Home addition. I installed
VS.NET Beta2, and it claimed that all was fine until I tried to create an
ASP application. I got the error, could not connect to web server, even
though it claimed that Front Page Server Extensions were installed.
Is there any way that I can install IIS or some version of on XP Home addition?

I just spent $1400 on this new Toshiba, 1GigHZ, 256MB RAM laptop for visual
studio development, but when I go to control panel to install a "Windows
Application" there is no option to install a web server.
Please help me. The Madonna tunes that play in the back ground as the wizard
prompts, "What would you like to do next?" are driving me to drinking!
The fact that I can write a web server in less then 30 lines of Java code,
or download a number of free, open source web servers, but I can't install
a version of IIS on the latest MS OS is driving me to the hard booze cabnet.

[max caber]

Bob <rainsleyno@bodyspamsolutions.com> wrote:
"Perhaps the word "Home" in the name of the operating system should clue
you in:-)"

Some of us work at home, or take work home with us.

.NET is a step forward, because any machine with a .NET runtime should be
able to run any .NET application. But if the .NET runtime depends on an
application that the OS will not allow you to install (without purchasing
and reinstalling a more expensive version of the OS), then I hope and pray
for an open source version of .NET.
Max

[Bob]

In article <3bde6110@news.devx.com>, maxcaber@yahoo.com says...
>
> I just purchased a new laptop, and it has the XP Home addition. I installed
> VS.NET Beta2, and it claimed that all was fine until I tried to create an
> ASP application. I got the error, could not connect to web server, even
> though it claimed that Front Page Server Extensions were installed.
> Is there any way that I can install IIS or some version of on XP Home addition?
>
> I just spent $1400 on this new Toshiba, 1GigHZ, 256MB RAM laptop for visual
> studio development, but when I go to control panel to install a "Windows
> Application" there is no option to install a web server.
> Please help me. The Madonna tunes that play in the back ground as the wizard
> prompts, "What would you like to do next?" are driving me to drinking!
> The fact that I can write a web server in less then 30 lines of Java code,
> or download a number of free, open source web servers, but I can't install
> a version of IIS on the latest MS OS is driving me to the hard booze cabnet.
>
Max,

Perhaps the word "Home" in the name of the operating system should clue you
in:-)

Bob

[Ian Drake]

>.NET is a step forward, because any machine with a .NET runtime should be
>able to run any .NET application. But if the .NET runtime depends on an
>application that the OS will not allow you to install (without purchasing
>and reinstalling a more expensive version of the OS), then I hope and pray
>for an open source version of .NET.
>Max
>

Max,

Separate application development, application hosting and application usage.
The tools needed to develop ASP.NET solutions is VS.NET (or just a text
editor) and IIS 5+, you must have IIS5+ and the .NET runtime installed to
host an ASP.NET application, and you must have a WEB BROWSER to use a ASP.NET
application. It does suck for you that XP Home doesn’t have IIS available
to it, but I don’t think that should reflect poorly on .NET. The real issue
is that you have the wrong OS for local ASP.NET development, and not that
you can use an ASP.NET application.
Look into getting an ASP.NET account at one of the many web-hosting companies
that offer it. The may even let you do remote debugging!

good luck,
Ian Drake

[Matt Griffith]

On 30 Oct 2001 00:13:04 -0700, max caber <maxcaber@yahoo.com> said...

Max,

> Is there any way that I can install IIS or some version of on XP Home addition?

<quote>
Q: I was running a personal Web server before I installed Windows XP
Home Edition. I can't find it now. Where is it?

A: Windows XP Home Edition does not include Internet Information Server
(IIS), and IIS cannot run on this version of Windows. To run a personal
Web server, you must use WIndows XP Professional as your operating
system.
</quote>

From:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...gstarted/guide
/setupqanda.asp

Matt Griffith

[Phil Weber]

> But if the .NET runtime depends on an application that
> the OS will not allow you to install...

Max: The .NET runtime does not depend on IIS; ASP.NET does. It makes sense
to me that if you want to run a Web server, you must install Win2K or WinXP
Professional.
---
Phil Weber

[Bob]

In article <3bdecb13$1@news.devx.com>, maxcaber@yahoo.com says...
>
> Bob <rainsleyno@bodyspamsolutions.com> wrote:
> "Perhaps the word "Home" in the name of the operating system should clue
> you in:-)"
>
> Some of us work at home, or take work home with us.

That's why I'm running Win2K Pro at home, not WinME.
>
> NET is a step forward, because any machine with a .NET runtime should be
> able to run any .NET application. But if the .NET runtime depends on an
> application that the OS will not allow you to install (without purchasing
> and reinstalling a more expensive version of the OS), then I hope and pray
> for an open source version of .NET.
> Max

You're trying to do Pro work on a Home O/S. It won't work any better than
trying to transport 7 people in a subcompact. It's the wrong tool for the
job.

Bob

[Mike Mitchell]

On Tue, 30 Oct 2001 10:48:49 -0600, Bob
<rainsleyno@bodyspamsolutions.com> wrote:

>You're trying to do Pro work on a Home O/S. It won't work any better than
>trying to transport 7 people in a subcompact. It's the wrong tool for the
>job.

Not if they're dwarves.

MM

[John Butler]

"Matt Griffith" <griffordson@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.164888e6ab707555989686@news.devx.com...
> A: Windows XP Home Edition does not include Internet Information Server
> (IIS), and IIS cannot run on this version of Windows. To run a personal
> Web server, you must use WIndows XP Professional as your operating
> system.
> </quote>

Geez...one step forward, three steps back...

rgds
John Butler

[Matt Griffith]

On Fri, 2 Nov 2001 23:25:26 -0000, John Butler
<jrbutler@nospambtclick.com> said...

John,

> Geez...one step forward, three steps back...

Why? I would never develop a consumer application that required IIS so
this doesn't effect who I can distribute my applications to. I can use
XP Home on my development machine. I just can't run IIS. That means I'd
need to connect to a machine that can. Not a big deal.

There are a lot of reasons I would not use XP Home. Here's a short list:

Can't join a domain
Doesn't support NTFS access control
No offline files and folders
No SMP
No Remote Desktop

Those additional features justify the additional cost of XP Pro. But
most XP Home users will never miss any of them. They will be too busy
wondering what they did before they had XP's reliability and
performance.

Matt Griffith

[Mike Mitchell]

On Fri, 2 Nov 2001 19:46:38 -0600, Matt Griffith
<griffordson@hotmail.com> wrote:

>There are a lot of reasons I would not use XP Home. Here's a short list:

Wouldn't be surprised if all those are in XP Home, but disabled.
Remember the IBM engineer who would pop by, remove a link, and bingo!
Your Pinto becomes a Maverick!

MM

[Matt Griffith]

On Sat, 03 Nov 2001 13:14:52 GMT, Mike Mitchell <kylix_is@hotmail.com>
said...

> Wouldn't be surprised if all those are in XP Home, but disabled.
> Remember the IBM engineer who would pop by, remove a link, and bingo!
> Your Pinto becomes a Maverick!

Mike,

They could be. But I doubt it. There is no technical reason why they
couldn't work on XP Home. But there are very good business reasons for
Microsoft to leave them out.

As far as I know, no one ever got around the 10 connection limit that
was added to NT 4 Workstation and that was *****ed about by many.

Matt Griffith

[Who Cared?]

Does MichaelCulleyOS (tm) offer a better UI?
Those kindergarten students sure learned Alpha blending quickly.

"Michael Culley" <mike@vbdotcom.com> wrote:
>> Geez...one step forward, three steps back...
>
>Alot of steps back - the UI looks like it was built by kindergarten
>students!
>
>--
>Michael Culley
>www.vbdotcom.com
>
>
>"John Butler" <jrbutler@nospambtclick.com> wrote in message
>news:3be31b12@147.208.176.211...
>>
>> "Matt Griffith" <griffordson@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:MPG.164888e6ab707555989686@news.devx.com...
>> > A: Windows XP Home Edition does not include Internet Information Server
>> > (IIS), and IIS cannot run on this version of Windows. To run a personal
>> > Web server, you must use WIndows XP Professional as your operating
>> > system.
>> > </quote>
>>
>> Geez...one step forward, three steps back...
>>
>> rgds
>> John Butler
>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Michael Culley]

> Geez...one step forward, three steps back...

Alot of steps back - the UI looks like it was built by kindergarten
students!

--
Michael Culley
www.vbdotcom.com


"John Butler" <jrbutler@nospambtclick.com> wrote in message
news:3be31b12@147.208.176.211...
>
> "Matt Griffith" <griffordson@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.164888e6ab707555989686@news.devx.com...
> > A: Windows XP Home Edition does not include Internet Information Server
> > (IIS), and IIS cannot run on this version of Windows. To run a personal
> > Web server, you must use WIndows XP Professional as your operating
> > system.
> > </quote>
>
> Geez...one step forward, three steps back...
>
> rgds
> John Butler
>
>
>

[Michael Culley]

So now you have to write your own OS to criticise one? Thats going to stuff
up alot of people here who haven't written a programming language.

I'm really curious as to why you took this so personally.

Why don't you use your real name?

--
Michael Culley
www.vbdotcom.com


"Who Cared?" <whocared@home.net> wrote in message
news:3be9a6ae$1@147.208.176.211...
>
>
> Does MichaelCulleyOS (tm) offer a better UI?
> Those kindergarten students sure learned Alpha blending quickly.
>
> "Michael Culley" <mike@vbdotcom.com> wrote:
> >> Geez...one step forward, three steps back...
> >
> >Alot of steps back - the UI looks like it was built by kindergarten
> >students!
> >
> >--
> >Michael Culley
> >www.vbdotcom.com
> >
> >
> >"John Butler" <jrbutler@nospambtclick.com> wrote in message
> >news:3be31b12@147.208.176.211...
> >>
> >> "Matt Griffith" <griffordson@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:MPG.164888e6ab707555989686@news.devx.com...
> >> > A: Windows XP Home Edition does not include Internet Information
Server
> >> > (IIS), and IIS cannot run on this version of Windows. To run a
personal
> >> > Web server, you must use WIndows XP Professional as your operating
> >> > system.
> >> > </quote>
> >>
> >> Geez...one step forward, three steps back...
> >>
> >> rgds
> >> John Butler
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>