"lite" version of IIS6 for WinXP Pro? Ever?

[Berry Morgan]

It proved very convenient in the past to develop
web apps on win 2k pro or xp pro using the
local IIS 5 or IIS 5.1 server IF you were deploying
to IIS 5 since the servers were essentially the same
with the exception of scalability.

Now, when you develop your web apps on win2k pro
or xp pro and deploy to IIS 6, you are deploying to
a very different webserver, especially at the all-important
process/authentication level.

Are there any plans in the future to return to having
a workstation and server version of the same web server
to ease the development/debugging/deployment process? If not, might we
ever see a "lite" version of IIS 6 to build apps on
our win2k pro or xp pro workstations?

The reason I ask is that I want to build a new workstation for
development of web apps that will be deployed to IIS 6, and
if I want a local IIS 6 server, I have to use windows server 2003
standard for my OS. Not only is that inordinately expensive, but
it's also complete overkill from an OS persepective.

Gimme IIS6 lite!
TIA,
Berry

 

[Admiral Q]

Yes, I believe "Longhorn" will have a "Lite" version of IIS 6 for just that
purpose, but no for Win2k/XP as the infrastructure to run II6 is built into
Win2k3 (NT 5.2) where Win2k/XP are NT 5.0/5.1 respectively. Slight coding
changes were made to the Win2k3 kernel which will be brought forward, but
are not backward compatible, especially since MS has announced no more SP's
for Win2k, just a few security "rollup" update packages.

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[Admiral Q]

P.S. for some time MS has offered a special upgrade edition of VS.NET 2k3
Pro, it runs around $549 on MS sight, but I got mine from NewEgg or
somewhere, for $429 - not only does it contain VS.NET 2k3 Pro, but SQL 2k
Developer Edition (full blown SQL 2k in every way except licensing) and
Win2k3 Standard Edition (full blown with 5 CAL's, but licensed for
Development only). You can't buy Win2k3 SE alone for less than double the
price I paid, but as you see you get much more - even if you don't use the
VS.NET or SQL 2k, you made out like a bandit, as you can use the Win2k3 with
II6 to develop you web sites.

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www.google.com

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