I have windows XP, can i run asp pages

[bigbadmilkman]

Hi I want to build a shopping cart application in ASP using VB script, and I am using Windows XP at the moment. I found out that in order to make ASP pages u need IIS, or PWS. Does MS XP Home edition come with the features, or do i need to be using Windows NT ? I am a beginner at this so any help would be appreciated.

[Diplomat]

Home edition does not have IIS.

[norie]

I'd use win 2000 pro. But as said before, win XP H.E. doesn't support ASP. That the was basically the whole reason why i use php, because i couldn't use ASP on my home machine. But Apache works fine on win XP :beam: I think you can use Xtami and asp and Win XP HE but i'm not sure.

[λ]

I happen to hate ASP and M$ in general, but..

on the ASP.net website on www.asp.net, they have a free webserver called Cassini, that I believe lets you run ASP.net under WinXP home.

[Voetsjoeba]

Originally posted by njs12345
I happen to hate ASP and M$ in general, but..

on the ASP.net website on www.asp.net, they have a free webserver called Cassini, that I believe lets you run ASP.net under WinXP home.

Wow .. those were probably the most MS products you ever put together in a sentence ! :P

[OKtrust]

I hear it said that Apache have module can run asp, you need to install apache but I think it will hard to use database like access or use ODBC

[Voetsjoeba]

http://www.asp.net/download-1.1.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1

ASP.NET 1.1 is available as a free download and runs on the following platforms:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server (SP 2 recommended)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

[Digitalosophy]

Originally posted by njs12345
I happen to hate ASP and M$ in general, but..

on the ASP.net website on www.asp.net, they have a free webserver called Cassini, that I believe lets you run ASP.net under WinXP home.

*blasphemy*

=)

[prstudio]

i know right

[λ]

Originally posted by Voetsjoeba
http://www.asp.net/download-1.1.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1

ASP.NET 1.1 is available as a free download and runs on the following platforms:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server (SP 2 recommended)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

ah, but that's just the framework, not the actual app server... to run ASP.net you need to buy WinXP Pro.

That server I mentioned ought to work.

[norie]

and we're talking about Home Edition which is a whole different story.

[Rasta666]

stupid home edition... i want asp

[Marble]

asp (VBScript) is not ASP.net, just in case that wasn't mentioned. He was asking about ASP3 (VBScript), in which case you would need to run IIS. There is a way to install IIS on WinXP home, but it takes a bit of work and registry hacking (search google)

If you want to develop using Visual Basic.net for APS.net apps, the best tool is Web Matrix, which is free (built by the creators of ASP.net) and also comes with a built in IIS server for testing - installs with Web Matrix.

It needs the .net framework of course, so unless that cannot install onto xp home, then I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work...

[ol4pr0]

I think it will hard to use database like access or use ODBC
Why would u want to use access anyway ????

ASP XP does it even mather ??? sssssssttttt

[Jeff Wheeler]

you need apache... and chilisoft_asp... that's all ;P

[Digitalosophy]

Why would u want to use access anyway ????

ASP XP does it even mather ??? sssssssttttt


dude access is not that bad. i mean personally i think mySQL is better, but let's not totally bash access ;)

[norie]

dude access is not that bad. i mean personally i think mySQL is better, but let's not totally bash access ;)


Access isn't THAT bad. I use it once in a while, especially when other empolyees are required to enter large amounts of data in to a non critical database, i use access rather than sql server. It lets them think they have more 'power' rather than giving them a form page or making a dts package.