web server not installed?

Hi everyone,

I can't start working on asp.net site as it won't even open in Visual Studio.NET 2003. I am getting the following message " Visual Studio.NET cannot create or open the application because no Web server was detected at this URL: http://localhost/WebApplication1 . Make sure your web server is installed and running"
Can anyone explain to me how to solve this problem. Thanks a lot.Did you install IIS on you manche?
No, I have not. I was going to install along with the Windows Server 2003, but that's a little more complicated installation since it's a whole new operating system.
Is there an easier way to install IIS for now? Thanks
Asp.net app. needs to run with IIS installed, if your current OS is Win. 2k pro. or Win. XP pro., you can install the IIS from the system disk.
I am running Windows XP Home Edition. By the way, I am trying to resize my C drive with Partition Magic, so I can add Windows Server 2003. However, the minimum resize is 11 GB. So once I have 2 partitions with 2 OS's, how's that going to affect Windows XP. For example, if on windows start up, I choose to start Windows Server, can I still access the applications and things I have on another partition or I will just have a server on that partition and nothing else. I am asking because my hard drive size is not that large (30 GB) so I would like to know how's that going to affect everything before I make a disc partition. Thanks a lot.
No you will not be able to run apps installed on the XP system when you are booted up in 2003.
A couple ways around this.. multiboot with 2003 AND install VS2003 there - do all work there.
or get rid of XP home altogether and run everything from 2003
or get XP pro and run all from there.
Hope that helps
You need :

1- windows xp professional
or
2- windows 2000/server
3- windows 2003/server

to install IIS, and then work with ASP.NET

regards
All good ideas guys. Thanks.
But let's say I want to get rid of Win XP Home and want to install Win XP Pro. I am guessing all the applications and files are going to naturally be deleted when I take down XP Home. However, what would be the safest way for me to make that OS exchange?
You can do an upgrade from XP home to XP Professional, you wont loose any of your applications, only system files will be upgraded.

regards