Oct 15, 2008
A few weeks ago I announced the availability of the Microsoft Web Platform Installer (Web PI) in Beta. Web PI makes it easy to obtain and install the Microsoft Web Platform, including IIS, ASP.NET, Visual Web Developer Express, SQL Express and tons of...
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Oct 03, 2008
Let's face it, getting Microsoft's Web server, framework and tools installed is much more painful than it should be. Visit 10 different web sites, download a dozen different packages, install them one at a time, and maybe in a few hours you are ready...
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Jul 09, 2008
In last a few weeks, the IIS team has released 3 IIS extensions updates: · URL Rewrite Module CTP1 · Application Request Routing CTP1 · PowerShell Provider CTP2 URL Rewrite Module URL Rewrite Module is a rule-based rewriting engine for...
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Jun 18, 2008
With so many cool new capabilities in IIS7 , and even more new features coming out all the time , it's no wonder you want to move to IIS7. But you work for The Man, and everyone knows The Man wants ROI . He can't just let you go willy-nilly and adopt...
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Filed under: IIS7, ASP.NET, Compatibility, IIS News Item, Developers, Administrators, Migration
Jun 12, 2008
I just ran across a fantastic step-by-step walkthrough of how to manage IIS7 remotely from Windows Vista, written by Dave Lawlor over at Train Signal Training. Check out this article: http://www.trainsignaltraining.com/iis-7-remote-administration/2008...
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Jun 09, 2008
Interested in knowing what kind of performance gains you can expect from IIS7? The Microsoft.com operations folks have put together a great summary of their real-world performance data . The short story is: IIS7 servers handle 31% more requests...
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Jun 02, 2008
Overview ASP.NET 2.0 (3.0 and 3.5) are easy to install with Windows Vista and Windows 2008 - just install the ASP.NET component located under IIS->Word Wide Web Services->Application Development Features. You can find this set of components in Windows...
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Jun 02, 2008
If you've been following http://blogs.iis.net/ or http://www.iis.net/downloads/ lately you've probably noticed a lot of IIS software releases coming out with lots of odd acronyms... CTPs, GoLive releases, RTWs. You may wonder: what are these releases...
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