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IIs Newbie question: why cant I create a new ASP.net project?

Author
24 Dec 2005 5:04 PM
Brad Rogers
Im using vb.net 2003, click File/New/Project  and in the Visual Basic
projects, select the ASP.NET Web application

The path is  http://localhost1/something

it takes several seconds and says NO!  are you crazy? you cant create an
ASP.NET application!  Something isnt on your computer that you need, a web
server?

So I finally get the idea to click 'help' and it says I need the IIs thing
installed on my computer.  But I just spent 5 hours yesterday installing SQL
server, isnt that good enough?

The last time I installed IIs was in 2001.  Ill never forget it.   It was
like saying hey remote cyberspace community, please ruin my computer,
remotely, you can logon and have full priviledges...and thats what happened.
So now just thinking about IIs?  has it been improved where "Anonymous" wont
get total access to my computer?


tia

Author
24 Dec 2005 5:32 PM
Joseph Bittman MVP MCSD
December 24, 2005

  LOL No, anonymous users aren't going to have complete unlimited access to
your computer. :) I have it installed on almost every one of my machines,
and I have never had a virus come through it. By default, all web sites run
under ASPNET account (Win XP Pro) or Network Server (Windows Server 2003)...
and therefore they have very limited access. Normal web site applications
can't even write to the Application event log or read files by default. IIS
is very secure now. :) Hope this helps, and I say go ahead and install!!! :)

--

                       Joseph Bittman
     Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional -- DPM

Blog/Web Site: http://71.39.42.23/



"Brad Rogers" <bradz1234.nspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Im using vb.net 2003, click File/New/Project  and in the Visual Basic
> projects, select the ASP.NET Web application
>
> The path is  http://localhost1/something
>
> it takes several seconds and says NO!  are you crazy? you cant create an
> ASP.NET application!  Something isnt on your computer that you need, a web
> server?
>
> So I finally get the idea to click 'help' and it says I need the IIs thing
> installed on my computer.  But I just spent 5 hours yesterday installing
> SQL
> server, isnt that good enough?
>
> The last time I installed IIs was in 2001.  Ill never forget it.   It was
> like saying hey remote cyberspace community, please ruin my computer,
> remotely, you can logon and have full priviledges...and thats what
> happened.
> So now just thinking about IIs?  has it been improved where "Anonymous"
> wont
> get total access to my computer?
>
>
> tia
>
>
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Author
24 Dec 2005 8:24 PM
dan ras
yo Brad, you can install the IIS via the control panel, add remove programs,
add remove windows components on the left side, click internet info server
and it will install or ask you to insert original disk

i am new at this stuff too, so maybe we can help each other and get some
others to help. after all it is christmas!!!

dan

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"Brad Rogers" wrote:

> Im using vb.net 2003, click File/New/Project  and in the Visual Basic
> projects, select the ASP.NET Web application
>
> The path is  http://localhost1/something
>
> it takes several seconds and says NO!  are you crazy? you cant create an
> ASP.NET application!  Something isnt on your computer that you need, a web
> server?
>
> So I finally get the idea to click 'help' and it says I need the IIs thing
> installed on my computer.  But I just spent 5 hours yesterday installing SQL
> server, isnt that good enough?
>
> The last time I installed IIs was in 2001.  Ill never forget it.   It was
> like saying hey remote cyberspace community, please ruin my computer,
> remotely, you can logon and have full priviledges...and thats what happened.
> So now just thinking about IIs?  has it been improved where "Anonymous" wont
> get total access to my computer?
>
>
> tia
>
>
>
Author
24 Dec 2005 11:08 PM
Brad Rogers
Hey thanks you guys

What Ill probaby do is install the new VS2005 beta Ive got, it better still
be okay to use, and install IIs there.  I need to see the newest features,
its for learning right now.

I installed the SQL server which seems awesome, but click on anything? its a
3-5 minute wait.  I need a tv to watch or something else to do.  click,
hourglass, nothing, wait.

will keep you posted



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"dan ras" <dan_ras(remo***@msn.com> wrote in message
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> yo Brad, you can install the IIS via the control panel, add remove
programs,
> add remove windows components on the left side, click internet info server
> and it will install or ask you to insert original disk
>
> i am new at this stuff too, so maybe we can help each other and get some
> others to help. after all it is christmas!!!
>
> dan
>
> "Brad Rogers" wrote:
>
> > Im using vb.net 2003, click File/New/Project  and in the Visual Basic
> > projects, select the ASP.NET Web application
> >
> > The path is  http://localhost1/something
> >
> > it takes several seconds and says NO!  are you crazy? you cant create an
> > ASP.NET application!  Something isnt on your computer that you need, a
web
> > server?
> >
> > So I finally get the idea to click 'help' and it says I need the IIs
thing
> > installed on my computer.  But I just spent 5 hours yesterday installing
SQL
> > server, isnt that good enough?
> >
> > The last time I installed IIs was in 2001.  Ill never forget it.   It
was
> > like saying hey remote cyberspace community, please ruin my computer,
> > remotely, you can logon and have full priviledges...and thats what
happened.
> > So now just thinking about IIs?  has it been improved where "Anonymous"
wont
> > get total access to my computer?
> >
> >
> > tia
> >
> >
> >
Author
25 Dec 2005 2:11 AM
Joseph Bittman MVP MCSD
December 24, 2005

Actually, VS 05 comes with its own internal 'IIS' like engine... so you
actually don't (and cannot) use IIS with the 2005 version. Once your
applications are deployed in a production environment, would be when you
have to install IIS since you are using VS 05. :-) I do believe VS 05 beta
is still okay to use, and you can always get the Trial edition if something
comes up unexpectedly. Hope this helps, and they can be slow! (especially
the betas)

--

                       Joseph Bittman
     Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional -- DPM

Blog/Web Site: http://71.39.42.23/



"Brad Rogers" <bradz1234.nspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hey thanks you guys
>
> What Ill probaby do is install the new VS2005 beta Ive got, it better
> still
> be okay to use, and install IIs there.  I need to see the newest features,
> its for learning right now.
>
> I installed the SQL server which seems awesome, but click on anything? its
> a
> 3-5 minute wait.  I need a tv to watch or something else to do.  click,
> hourglass, nothing, wait.
>
> will keep you posted
>
>
>
> "dan ras" <dan_ras(remo***@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:D48E481F-5C10-4FAE-8F83-2A1229C77FF7@microsoft.com...
>> yo Brad, you can install the IIS via the control panel, add remove
> programs,
>> add remove windows components on the left side, click internet info
>> server
>> and it will install or ask you to insert original disk
>>
>> i am new at this stuff too, so maybe we can help each other and get some
>> others to help. after all it is christmas!!!
>>
>> dan
>>
>> "Brad Rogers" wrote:
>>
>> > Im using vb.net 2003, click File/New/Project  and in the Visual Basic
>> > projects, select the ASP.NET Web application
>> >
>> > The path is  http://localhost1/something
>> >
>> > it takes several seconds and says NO!  are you crazy? you cant create
>> > an
>> > ASP.NET application!  Something isnt on your computer that you need, a
> web
>> > server?
>> >
>> > So I finally get the idea to click 'help' and it says I need the IIs
> thing
>> > installed on my computer.  But I just spent 5 hours yesterday
>> > installing
> SQL
>> > server, isnt that good enough?
>> >
>> > The last time I installed IIs was in 2001.  Ill never forget it.   It
> was
>> > like saying hey remote cyberspace community, please ruin my computer,
>> > remotely, you can logon and have full priviledges...and thats what
> happened.
>> > So now just thinking about IIs?  has it been improved where "Anonymous"
> wont
>> > get total access to my computer?
>> >
>> >
>> > tia
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>
Author
25 Dec 2005 10:26 PM
Brad Rogers
Could I install IIs from another setup disk?  Im really not sure exactly
what IIs is in enough detail to know if its a free thing like Internet
Explorer or its a licensed thing like sql?

After installing it way back and my system was left open, Ive only been
doing winforms, nothing that interacts with any network in any way.
Anything that said "IIs" in tech docs? I ignored them.

Im finding some info at the msdn site which is great, having video examples
makes all the difference for me.


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"Joseph Bittman MVP MCSD" <RyanBitt***@msn.com> wrote in message
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> December 24, 2005
>
>  Actually, VS 05 comes with its own internal 'IIS' like engine... so you
> actually don't (and cannot) use IIS with the 2005 version. Once your
> applications are deployed in a production environment, would be when you
> have to install IIS since you are using VS 05. :-) I do believe VS 05 beta
> is still okay to use, and you can always get the Trial edition if
something
> comes up unexpectedly. Hope this helps, and they can be slow! (especially
> the betas)
>
> --
>
>                        Joseph Bittman
>      Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional -- DPM
>
> Blog/Web Site: http://71.39.42.23/
>
>
>
> "Brad Rogers" <bradz1234.nspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:0ykrf.461$X86.403@trnddc04...
> > Hey thanks you guys
> >
> > What Ill probaby do is install the new VS2005 beta Ive got, it better
> > still
> > be okay to use, and install IIs there.  I need to see the newest
features,
> > its for learning right now.
> >
> > I installed the SQL server which seems awesome, but click on anything?
its
> > a
> > 3-5 minute wait.  I need a tv to watch or something else to do.  click,
> > hourglass, nothing, wait.
> >
> > will keep you posted
> >
> >
> >
> > "dan ras" <dan_ras(remo***@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:D48E481F-5C10-4FAE-8F83-2A1229C77FF7@microsoft.com...
> >> yo Brad, you can install the IIS via the control panel, add remove
> > programs,
> >> add remove windows components on the left side, click internet info
> >> server
> >> and it will install or ask you to insert original disk
> >>
> >> i am new at this stuff too, so maybe we can help each other and get
some
> >> others to help. after all it is christmas!!!
> >>
> >> dan
> >>
> >> "Brad Rogers" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Im using vb.net 2003, click File/New/Project  and in the Visual Basic
> >> > projects, select the ASP.NET Web application
> >> >
> >> > The path is  http://localhost1/something
> >> >
> >> > it takes several seconds and says NO!  are you crazy? you cant create
> >> > an
> >> > ASP.NET application!  Something isnt on your computer that you need,
a
> > web
> >> > server?
> >> >
> >> > So I finally get the idea to click 'help' and it says I need the IIs
> > thing
> >> > installed on my computer.  But I just spent 5 hours yesterday
> >> > installing
> > SQL
> >> > server, isnt that good enough?
> >> >
> >> > The last time I installed IIs was in 2001.  Ill never forget it.   It
> > was
> >> > like saying hey remote cyberspace community, please ruin my computer,
> >> > remotely, you can logon and have full priviledges...and thats what
> > happened.
> >> > So now just thinking about IIs?  has it been improved where
"Anonymous"
> > wont
> >> > get total access to my computer?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > tia
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
>
>

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