Publishing ASP .NET 2.0 to Windows XP Pro
On a newly configured Windows XP Professional system, the following steps may help you configure it to accept ASP .NET 2.0 applications published from a remote machine:
1. Add IIS with FrontPage Server Extensions to the Windows XP configuration using the Add/Remove Windows Components tab on the Add or Remove Programs control panel.
2. Run “C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50215>aspnet_regiis –i” if unsure about ASP .NET integration with IIS.
3. Check that the IUSR_<machine_name> and IWAM_<machine_name> accounts have access to the IIS wwwroot folder (typically c:\Inetpub\wwwroot). IUSR_ at least requires read & execute access.
a. If Windows XP is using simple file sharing, you may not see the Security tab in the folder Properties dialog and won’t be able to set individual NTFS account access permissions. Uncheck the “Use simple file sharing” folder option (Explorer à Tools à Folder Options à View tab).
4. Make sure any specific pages you’re trying to access have anonymous access enabled for them (Administrative ToolsàInternet Information Services à Default Web Site à Properties à Directory Security à Edit… à Anonymous access checked.
5. If the Windows XP Firewall is enabled, create an exception for HTTP. Advanced à Local Area Connection à Settings… à Web Server à Edit (if needed) make sure machine name or IP is correct. Machine name is fine even if access is via IP address (or presumably DNS).
At this point you should be able to use the Visual Studio 2005 beta 2’s Build à Publish. Use an http:// path to the web app’s remote root.