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What do I need to run ASP.NET web applications on my personal machine for testing purposes?

I am running Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) and have the latest .NET libraries installed as well as Visual Studio 2008. I am also running (and want to keep running) the Apache HTTP Server in case these are questions.

Maybe someone can provide a list of the software I need and then I can find the config or ask here if I can find what I need.

Thank.

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You already have everything you need to run ASP.NET applications; Visual Studio 2008 has a built-in Casinni ' web server that launches and hosts your asp.net site when compiled and run from a development environment (Press F5)

If you have XP pro, you can install IIS 5 using Control Panel -> Add / Remove Windows Components and use it to host your website.



To configure vs .net to use IIS, in Solution Explorer, right-click the name of the Web site for which you want to specify the web server, and then click Property Pages.

In the Property Pages dialog box, click the Launch Options tab. In the Server section, select a custom server. In the base URL, enter the URL that should start VS.NET when the current website starts.

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If you have Visual Studio 2008, just create a new website project. VS has a built-in web server for debugging purposes.



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You don't need anything. Visual Studio will host your application and let you walk through it.

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Since you have Visual Studio 2008, why not just use the built-in Casini browser? I use this for pretty much all of my development and testing - and haven't run into any major issues.

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If you want to run projects outside of Visual Studio, you also need IIS. You can install it from the Windows Components section under Add or Remove Programs. Other than that, you must be installed.

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Press F5 in Visual Studio.

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