[AccessD] WinXP Personal

John

Microsoft have something called CASANDRA (spelling) which is a cut down 
server just for .net development. I think it can be downloaded as part of 
web matrix.

Martin



On Jul 8 2003, Drew Wutka wrote:

> Yes, Windows XP Home should NEVER be bought for any reason...ever! <grin>
> 
> I'm serious.  Unless it's going to cost $20, it's a waste.  You can't
> connect to a domain with it, and it has a lot of the Win2k advantages
> stripped from it!
> 
> Drew
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Colby [mailto:jcolby at colbyconsulting.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 10:54 AM
> To: AccessD
> Subject: [AccessD] WinXP Personal
> 
> 
> Another reason not to use it - according to the ASP.Net book I am 
> reading, it cannot run IIS which means you can't experiment with a 
> personal web page running right on your own workstation.
> 
> John W. Colby
> www.colbyconsulting.com
> 
> 
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Martin WP Reid
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