maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition?

I develop data-driven websites with .net, classic ASP and SQL Server 2k
.... I test them locally (with IIS) before uploading them for client
evaluation.

I use Dreamweaver for Classic ASP and Visual Web Developer Express 2005
for .net. VWD has its own 'server' but VWD is already a resource-hog and
even with 1 gig of memory on an AMD 3Ghtz running XP Pro ... (and email,
and newsreader and all the other TSRs that load up) the poor ol' system
just starts to wheeze ... IIS is already resident ... so IIS is the
test platform of convenience ...

So, in answer to your question ... what else other than IIS?

Steven Burn wrote:
 > Probably but err....... does it have to be IIS?
 >
 > --
 > Regards
 >
 > Steven Burn
 > Ur I.T. Mate Group
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 >
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 >
 > "Lynda Postal" <lynda.DeleteThis@web-services.org> wrote in message
 > news:#ylX0BgDFHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
 >
  >>I am trying to find a new laptop, most have XP Home and I need IIS to
  >>develop (well, yeah ... duh) and I've looked everywhere. It seems I can
  >>find some reasonable laptops with the Media version of XP, but I cannot
  >>find out if IIS runs on any of them. Help?
  >>
  >>It seems that most laptops have XP Home and few of them will allow the
  >>installation of a commercial upgrade. Any suggestions?
  >>
  >>Lynda
 >
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition? 

Not tried it myself yet but, Apache::ASP was reccomended by a friend around
a week or so ago.......... might be worth looking at.

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.apache-asp.org/" target="_blank">http://www.apache-asp.org/</a>

Download URL for Win32:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.apache-asp.org/install.html#Win32%20%2F%20Wind784e394f" target="_blank">http://www.apache-asp.org/install.html#Win32%20%2F%20Wind784e394f</a>

Download URL for Linux (OT but might aswell mention it)

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.apache-asp.org/install.html#Linux%20DSO%20Di0714bb20" target="_blank">http://www.apache-asp.org/install.html#Linux%20DSO%20Di0714bb20</a>

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"Lynda Postal" <lynda.TakeThisOut@web-services.org> wrote in message
news:#5cTGihDFHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
 > I develop data-driven websites with .net, classic ASP and SQL Server 2k
 > ... I test them locally (with IIS) before uploading them for client
 > evaluation.
 >
 > I use Dreamweaver for Classic ASP and Visual Web Developer Express 2005
 > for .net. VWD has its own 'server' but VWD is already a resource-hog and
 > even with 1 gig of memory on an AMD 3Ghtz running XP Pro ... (and email,
 > and newsreader and all the other TSRs that load up) the poor ol' system
 > just starts to wheeze ... IIS is already resident ... so IIS is the
 > test platform of convenience ...
 >
 > So, in answer to your question ... what else other than IIS?
 >
 > Steven Burn wrote:
  > > Probably but err....... does it have to be IIS?
  > >
  > > --
  > > Regards
  > >
  > > Steven Burn
  > > Ur I.T. Mate Group
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.it-mate.co.uk</font" target="_blank">www.it-mate.co.uk</font</a>>
  > >
  > > Keeping it FREE!
  > >
  > > "Lynda Postal" <lynda.TakeThisOut@web-services.org> wrote in message
  > > news:#ylX0BgDFHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
  > >
   > >>I am trying to find a new laptop, most have XP Home and I need IIS to
   > >>develop (well, yeah ... duh) and I've looked everywhere. It seems I can
   > >>find some reasonable laptops with the Media version of XP, but I cannot
   > >>find out if IIS runs on any of them. Help?
   > >>
   > >>It seems that most laptops have XP Home and few of them will allow the
   > >>installation of a commercial upgrade. Any suggestions?
   > >>
   > >>Lynda
  > >
  > >
  > ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition? 

"Steven Burn" wrote in message
news:%23Zsi6nhDFHA.3888@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
: Not tried it myself yet but, Apache::ASP was reccomended by a friend
around
: a week or so ago.......... might be worth looking at.
:
: http://www.apache-asp.org/
:
: Download URL for Win32:
:
: http://www.apache-asp.org/install.html#Win32%20%2F%20Wind784e394f
:
: Download URL for Linux (OT but might aswell mention it)
:
: http://www.apache-asp.org/install.html#Linux%20DSO%20Di0714bb20

The whole response is OT.

I'm curious. Why would you suggest to use a different web server when the
OP is completely a MSFT shop? You're introducing a foreign element. You
responded on a MSFT news site, in an IIS NG, with a question of can't you
use something other than IIS.

Are you aware Apache does not natively support ASP? There is Chili!Soft
from Sun and a port for Apache using PerlScript, NOT VBscript or
J(ava)script.

This is from their main web page:
Apache::ASP provides an Active Server Pages port to the Apache Web Server
with Perl scripting only.

The "Perl scripting only" part sounds pretty definite, at least to me.

If your goal is to move people away from MSFT products, perhaps an anti-MSFT
newsgroup would be a better venue for it, perhaps something with
"opensource" in the name?!

If I went to a Chevy dealership to buy a new Corvette and the British
salesman's first response was, "Can't you buy a foreign job?" I'd pull off
my belt, wrap it around my hand, buckle across my knuckles and smack him,
leaving an imprint of "Don't mess with Texas!" across his forehead that
could he read in the mirror each mornin' as he was gettin' ready for work.
Jes' sayin'...mate!

--
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 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition? 

hehe, my intent wasn't to drive anyone away from anywhere. I simply
mentioned it as an alternative (I know you can use IIS on Home/Pro etc, but
not sure about Media so figured it couldn't hurt to ask).

As for Apache::ASP, as I said, I've not tried it myself, so wasn't aware of
the things you mentioned.

--
Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.it-mate.co.uk" target="_blank">www.it-mate.co.uk</a>

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"Roland Hall" <nobody@nowhere> wrote in message
news:uq2CaMiDFHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
 > "Steven Burn" wrote in message
 > news:%23Zsi6nhDFHA.3888@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
 > : Not tried it myself yet but, Apache::ASP was reccomended by a friend
 > around
 > : a week or so ago.......... might be worth looking at.
 > :
<font color=purple> > : <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.apache-asp.org/</font" target="_blank">http://www.apache-asp.org/</font</a>>
 > :
 > : Download URL for Win32:
 > :
<font color=purple> > : <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.apache-asp.org/install.html#Win32%20%2F%20Wind784e394f</font" target="_blank">http://www.apache-asp.org/install.html#Win32%20%2F%20Wind784e394f</font</a>>
 > :
 > : Download URL for Linux (OT but might aswell mention it)
 > :
<font color=purple> > : <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.apache-asp.org/install.html#Linux%20DSO%20Di0714bb20</font" target="_blank">http://www.apache-asp.org/install.html#Linux%20DSO%20Di0714bb20</font</a>>
 >
 > The whole response is OT.
 >
 > I'm curious. Why would you suggest to use a different web server when the
 > OP is completely a MSFT shop? You're introducing a foreign element. You
 > responded on a MSFT news site, in an IIS NG, with a question of can't you
 > use something other than IIS.
 >
 > Are you aware Apache does not natively support ASP? There is Chili!Soft
 > from Sun and a port for Apache using PerlScript, NOT VBscript or
 > J(ava)script.
 >
 > This is from their main web page:
 > Apache::ASP provides an Active Server Pages port to the Apache Web Server
 > with Perl scripting only.
 >
 > The "Perl scripting only" part sounds pretty definite, at least to me.
 >
 > If your goal is to move people away from MSFT products, perhaps an
anti-MSFT
 > newsgroup would be a better venue for it, perhaps something with
 > "opensource" in the name?!
 >
 > If I went to a Chevy dealership to buy a new Corvette and the British
 > salesman's first response was, "Can't you buy a foreign job?" I'd pull of
f
 > my belt, wrap it around my hand, buckle across my knuckles and smack him,
 > leaving an imprint of "Don't mess with Texas!" across his forehead that
 > could he read in the mirror each mornin' as he was gettin' ready for work.
 > Jes' sayin'...mate!
 >
 > --
 > Roland Hall
 > /* This information is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 > without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability
 > or fitness for a particular purpose. */
 > Online Support for IT Professionals -
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 > How-to: Windows 2000 DNS:
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308201</font" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308201</font</a>>
 > FAQ W2K/2K3 DNS:
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;291382</font" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;291382</font</a>>
 >
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 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition? 

"Steven Burn" <somewhere RemoveThis @in-time.invalid> wrote in message
news:u5N1kPiDFHA.1628@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
: hehe, my intent wasn't to drive anyone away from anywhere. I simply
: mentioned it as an alternative (I know you can use IIS on Home/Pro etc,
but
: not sure about Media so figured it couldn't hurt to ask).
:
: As for Apache::ASP, as I said, I've not tried it myself, so wasn't aware
of
: the things you mentioned.

I didn't think you were and glad you saw the humor in my post. Well, as for
PerlScript, it's probably worth taking a look at. (O:=

--
Roland Hall
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without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability
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Technet Script Center - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/
WSH 5.6 Documentation - http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp
MSDN Library - http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp
 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition? 

hehe, if PerlScript is anywhere as close to confusing as Perl itself, I want
nowt to do with it <g> (been trying to get a couple Perl app's running on
IIS since yesterday and can't get the damn things working (IIS keeps
throwing up errors so just gonna stick to ASP, lol)).

--
Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
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"Roland Hall" <nobody@nowhere> wrote in message
news:O7sIPViDFHA.3728@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
 > "Steven Burn" <somewhere.DeleteThis@in-time.invalid> wrote in message
 > news:u5N1kPiDFHA.1628@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
 > : hehe, my intent wasn't to drive anyone away from anywhere. I simply
 > : mentioned it as an alternative (I know you can use IIS on Home/Pro etc,
 > but
 > : not sure about Media so figured it couldn't hurt to ask).
 > :
 > : As for Apache::ASP, as I said, I've not tried it myself, so wasn't aware
 > of
 > : the things you mentioned.
 >
 > I didn't think you were and glad you saw the humor in my post. Well, as
for
 > PerlScript, it's probably worth taking a look at. (O:=
 >
 > --
 > Roland Hall
 > /* This information is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 > without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability
 > or fitness for a particular purpose. */
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 > WSH 5.6 Documentation -
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp" target="_blank">http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp</a>
<font color=purple> > MSDN Library - <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp</font" target="_blank">http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp</font</a>>
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition? 

"Steven Burn" wrote in message news:u8x4NbiDFHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
: hehe, if PerlScript is anywhere as close to confusing as Perl itself, I
want
: nowt to do with it <g> (been trying to get a couple Perl app's running on
: IIS since yesterday and can't get the damn things working (IIS keeps
: throwing up errors so just gonna stick to ASP, lol)).

I'm Perl and PerlScript challenged. I think I got scolded on an open source
site when I spelled it Pearl and asked if they were referring to Bailey or
Harbor!

--
Roland Hall
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without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability
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Technet Script Center - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/
WSH 5.6 Documentation - http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp
MSDN Library - http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp
 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition? 

IIS does run on media center edition.

Tom
"Lynda Postal" <lynda.TakeThisOut@web-services.org> wrote in message
news:%23ylX0BgDFHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
|I am trying to find a new laptop, most have XP Home and I need IIS to
| develop (well, yeah ... duh) and I've looked everywhere. It seems I can
| find some reasonable laptops with the Media version of XP, but I cannot
| find out if IIS runs on any of them. Help?
|
| It seems that most laptops have XP Home and few of them will allow the
| installation of a commercial upgrade. Any suggestions?
|
| Lynda
 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition? 

Tom Pepper Willett wrote:
 > IIS does run on media center edition.
thank you L
 >
 > Tom
 > "Lynda Postal" <lynda.RemoveThis@web-services.org> wrote in message
 > news:%23ylX0BgDFHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
 > |I am trying to find a new laptop, most have XP Home and I need IIS to
 > | develop (well, yeah ... duh) and I've looked everywhere. It seems I can
 > | find some reasonable laptops with the Media version of XP, but I cannot
 > | find out if IIS runs on any of them. Help?
 > |
 > | It seems that most laptops have XP Home and few of them will allow the
 > | installation of a commercial upgrade. Any suggestions?
 > |
 > | Lynda
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition? 

LMFAO!

"Course Title: How to annoy the feck outta perl scripters in one easy step
Professor: Roland Hall"

<vbg>

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"Roland Hall" <nobody@nowhere> wrote in message
news:OspGfCjDFHA.228@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
 > "Steven Burn" wrote in message
news:u8x4NbiDFHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
 > : hehe, if PerlScript is anywhere as close to confusing as Perl itself, I
 > want
 > : nowt to do with it <g> (been trying to get a couple Perl app's running
on
 > : IIS since yesterday and can't get the damn things working (IIS keeps
 > : throwing up errors so just gonna stick to ASP, lol)).
 >
 > I'm Perl and PerlScript challenged. I think I got scolded on an open
source
 > site when I spelled it Pearl and asked if they were referring to Bailey or
 > Harbor!
 >
 > --
 > Roland Hall
 > /* This information is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 > without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability
 > or fitness for a particular purpose. */
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 > WSH 5.6 Documentation -
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp" target="_blank">http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp</a>
<font color=purple> > MSDN Library - <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp</font" target="_blank">http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp</font</a>>
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition? 

"Lynda Postal" <lynda.TakeThisOut@web-services.org> wrote in message
news:%23D4DerjDFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
: Tom Pepper Willett wrote:
: > IIS does run on media center edition.
: thank you L

Now you don't get to test your PerlScript abilities. It only takes one to
ruin the party!

--
Roland Hall
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FAQ W2K/2K3 DNS:
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 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition? 

hehe ;o)

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"Roland Hall" <nobody@nowhere> wrote in message
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 > "Lynda Postal" <lynda.RemoveThis@web-services.org> wrote in message
 > news:%23D4DerjDFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
 > : Tom Pepper Willett wrote:
 > : > IIS does run on media center edition.
 > : thank you L
 >
 > Now you don't get to test your PerlScript abilities. It only takes one to
 > ruin the party!
 >
 > --
 > Roland Hall
 > /* This information is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 > without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability
 > or fitness for a particular purpose. */
 > Online Support for IT Professionals -
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 > How-to: Windows 2000 DNS:
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308201</font" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308201</font</a>>
 > FAQ W2K/2K3 DNS:
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 >
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 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition? 

On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 11:05:47 -0600, Lynda Postal
<lynda RemoveThis @web-services.org> wrote:

 >I am trying to find a new laptop, most have XP Home and I need IIS to
 >develop (well, yeah ... duh) and I've looked everywhere. It seems I can
 >find some reasonable laptops with the Media version of XP, but I cannot
 >find out if IIS runs on any of them. Help?
 >
 >It seems that most laptops have XP Home and few of them will allow the
 >installation of a commercial upgrade. Any suggestions?

XP Pro runs on every new laptop I've seen. Why not ask the
manufacturer if they sell it with XP Pro? Most do since the same
laptop gets used in the business world, and XP Home is useless in a
networked environment.

FWIW, all HP, Dell, IBM, Toshiba, Panasonic and Gateway laptops have
XP Pro available.

Jeff<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: maybe OT ... does IIS run on win XP media edition?