Got the Windows IIS7 web server running localhost the other day on the Vista partition of this HP laptop, and yesterday downloaded Visual Basic 2005 and Visual Web Developer to match and installed. Kept getting errors saying I must update with two patches and even a link to them, but downloading the patches and running brought compatibility errors.
Fired up again this morning, and there was a Window update and one of them was the two patches again along with a Defender signature file. This time the patches installed as expected and right clicking and choosing “Run as Administrator” on either VB program it starts up and runs with no problems.
Managed to get the first web site built out of the tutorial, creating a “Master” page which is basically a template file and somewhat getting the projects wire-frame that I’m actually supposed to be working on display like it should using VB and IIS and the whole .NET environment thingee. Not bad for a few hours in the morning; brain exploded just before lunch so went down to the Cove for a coffee and say hi to Norma for a break. Getting back to the dog and house, the afternoon was spent in the sunshine vacuuming out the car for all the dog hair and preparing for the owners to return tomorrow sometime.