can't be said

W

whyyyy

Windows 3.11 was nice, Windows 95 also

I got a new computer with Windows 98 and thought the computer was worthless.
So I put it in a closet and ordered another computer, with Windows XP. But
it was delivered with Windows 98. After it had crashed a few hundred times, I
went to a department store. I am in Spain. They write and speak Spanish here.
I found a copy of Windows XP in Spanish. It was wonderful. I installed it on
the older computer, and, learned that there was nothing at all
wrong with the hardware. It had merely been infected with Windows 98, which
did however have a PWS

Anyway, a while later, I decided to try to pick up where I'd left off with
application development, and found out that Microsoft had --- It can't be
said.

I didn't know that there were two editions of Windows XP. I didn't know that
the only edition of XP that I ever saw for sale was useless for my purposes.
It didn't say on the box that I would not be able to do things with this
version of Windows that could be done with all others

How could I be expected to know that I was buying the only edition of
Windows that has ever been released without access to a PWS or IIS.

From reading these posts, I can see that it's pointless and potentially
disastrous to try to upgrade to Windows XP Pro, which doesn't seem to be
available here, legally, and in Spanish.

There are many things I would like to say, but they can't be said.

Don't tell me what I should have done. Tell Microsoft.
 
J

Jens Peter Karlsen[FP MVP]

Well, it would be pointless to tell Microsoft that you should have
examined a little closer what was available, so I wont.
I don't know what posts you are talking about but it is perfectly
possible to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro. It is of course also
available in Spanish.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.
 
K

Kevin Spencer

I think you're going to have to change your name to whiiine.

Microsoft isn't going to have to live with your failure. You are. So don't
tell Microsoft. Tell yourself.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.
 
W

Windsun

Windows XP professional is available in Spanish and about 40 other
languages, including Chinese and Arabic.

But you can't find one in Spanish???
 
W

whyyyy

I have asked Microsoft's office in the Capital where to find an authorized
microsoft distributor in this cosmopolitan city of 3,000,000 people. But so
far-- no luck.

I just want the PWS to find out why my applications suddenly stop working on
a remote host, to see if it's the application or the server or what. I think
the best alternative is to have two or three remote hosts. They aren't very
expensive

It would be nice if microsoft just sold an add on --- but they don't

Here is stuff I've copied on this topic from this, and other MSDN groups.
for which I'm grateful. I've left out the nightmares described by people
trying to upgrade from Home to Pro



Hello G** The official answer is that you cannot use IIS on Windows XP Home
Edition, and you need to upgrade to Pro to use IIS. Another working solution
for you is to use WebMatrix[1] to develop ASP.NET. You can also use Cassini
webserver, which is a free webserver that can host ASP.NET pages.

Some people say that it is possible to use IIS on Home Edition but i doubt.
I would recommend you to use Cassini Webserver, it should work fine for you!
http://www.asp.net/webmatrix/default.aspx?tabIndex=4&tabId=46

http://www.asp.net/Default.aspx?tabindex=6&tabid=41

http://www.iisfaq.com/Default.aspx?tabid=3088

Hope this helps you, and good luck with your web development! By the way,
have you seen http://www.asp.net

http://www.ilopia.com


Does the asp.net resource kit come with iis if not where can i find it? I
wish to be able to use asp.net net but cant becuase it says that i need this
i have vb.net standard on my computer which is running windows xp home
edition.
You can use Web Matrix to host pages. -- http://www.developmentnow.com


Check out the free Simple Server from AnalogX
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/sswww.htm If you're behind a
NAT router you'll have to do some router tweaking though. --

Why not follow some good advice for a change? Google: "xp home"+"web server"
and you can read all kinds of articles to help you understand your options
and how to implement what you decided to do. The only advice you got here so
far that has come even remotely useful was the advice to upgrade to XP Pro
which is *NOT* a requirement but does allow for easier installation and
configurations and does provide more useability for web related page
development and local hosting. --
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

Even if you install a web server on Windows XP Home, you will not be able to install the FP
extensions., so you would not be able to access the site directly in FP to work on it.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================


whyyyy said:
I have asked Microsoft's office in the Capital where to find an authorized
microsoft distributor in this cosmopolitan city of 3,000,000 people. But so
far-- no luck.

I just want the PWS to find out why my applications suddenly stop working on
a remote host, to see if it's the application or the server or what. I think
the best alternative is to have two or three remote hosts. They aren't very
expensive

It would be nice if microsoft just sold an add on --- but they don't

Here is stuff I've copied on this topic from this, and other MSDN groups.
for which I'm grateful. I've left out the nightmares described by people
trying to upgrade from Home to Pro



Hello G** The official answer is that you cannot use IIS on Windows XP Home
Edition, and you need to upgrade to Pro to use IIS. Another working solution
for you is to use WebMatrix[1] to develop ASP.NET. You can also use Cassini
webserver, which is a free webserver that can host ASP.NET pages.

Some people say that it is possible to use IIS on Home Edition but i doubt.
I would recommend you to use Cassini Webserver, it should work fine for you!
http://www.asp.net/webmatrix/default.aspx?tabIndex=4&tabId=46

http://www.asp.net/Default.aspx?tabindex=6&tabid=41

http://www.iisfaq.com/Default.aspx?tabid=3088

Hope this helps you, and good luck with your web development! By the way,
have you seen http://www.asp.net

http://www.ilopia.com


Does the asp.net resource kit come with iis if not where can i find it? I
wish to be able to use asp.net net but cant becuase it says that i need this
i have vb.net standard on my computer which is running windows xp home
edition.
You can use Web Matrix to host pages. -- http://www.developmentnow.com


Check out the free Simple Server from AnalogX
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/sswww.htm If you're behind a
NAT router you'll have to do some router tweaking though. --

Why not follow some good advice for a change? Google: "xp home"+"web server"
and you can read all kinds of articles to help you understand your options
and how to implement what you decided to do. The only advice you got here so
far that has come even remotely useful was the advice to upgrade to XP Pro
which is *NOT* a requirement but does allow for easier installation and
configurations and does provide more useability for web related page
development and local hosting. --
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