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Install an ASP.NET application server

To develop and run ASP.NET pages, you need the following software:

  • A Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional computer running IIS 5 or later

  • The Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Software Development Kit (SDK), which you can download from the Microsoft website

Note: Make sure that both the Framework and the SDK are installed on a Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional system running IIS 5 or higher.
  1. Check that the .NET Framework is installed on your system by reviewing the list of applications in the Add Or Remove Programs dialog box (Start > Control Panel > Add Or Remove Programs). If Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 is listed, the Framework is already installed and you can skip to step 3.
  2. If the .NET Framework is not installed on your system, download and install the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Redistributable package from the Microsoft website and follow the installation instructions on the website.
    Note: You install the Framework as a Windows update.
  3. Download the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Software Development Kit (SDK) from the Microsoft website and follow the installation instructions.

    After installing the .NET Framework and SDK, you should also install the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 package. You can download and install it for free from the Microsoft website at http://msdn.microsoft.com/data/mdac/downloads/.

    Macintosh users can use a web hosting service with an ASP.NET plan or install the .NET Framework and SDK on a remote Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional computer running IIS 5 or later.

After installing the .NET Framework and SDK, create a root folder for your web application.