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This quick post is for my own sake so I can find it again later. :-) I refer to the following link often. Mike Volodarsky has put together a detailed list of breaking changes in IIS 7.0 and ASP.NET. For the most part IIS 7 has great compatibility with IIS 6 apps. The httpModules and httpHandlers section are two important web.config sections that need to be migrated from system.web to system.webServer in Integrated mode, but most other things will work without changes. There are exceptions though, which his blog post details well: http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/12/08/IIS-7.0-Breaking-Changes-ASP.NET-2.0-applications-Integrated-mode.aspx Read More...

In last a few weeks, the IIS team has released 3 IIS extensions updates: · URL Rewrite Module CTP1 · Application Request Routing CTP1 · PowerShell Provider CTP2 URL Rewrite Module URL Rewrite Module is a rule-based rewriting engine for changing request URL’s before they get processed by web server.  It can be used to provide user and search engine friendly URLs for dynamic web applications, rewrite and redirect URLs based on HTTP headers and server variables, and control...( read more ) Read More...

When you are planning to host your asp.net MVC application under IIS7 integrated mode environment. There are few easy tweaks that can make your application or starter kit work right out of the box but also can save a lot of your time finding things out. You might see a Http 404 page if default document is not configured properly. One way of getting this around by using the following in global.asax during the App_BeginRequest if (Context.Request.FilePath == "/" ) Context.RewritePath( "Default.aspx" ); But rater doing code changes, another easy way of achieving it by adding the following snippet in your web.config < defaultDocument enabled ="true" > < files > < clear /> < add value ="Default...

With so many cool new capabilities in IIS7 , and even more new features coming out all the time , it's no wonder you want to move to IIS7.  But you work for The Man, and everyone knows The Man wants ROI .  He can't just let you go willy-nilly and adopt every cool new technology that hits the street.  After all, He has a business to run.  And that business currently runs on IIS 6.  And he's paid you a lot of money (ok, not that much) to write the code, test the...( read more ) Read More...

Among IT circles, IIS 7.0’s modularity is definitely one of its most welcomed traits. It promises a significantly reduced surface area, lightweight management overhead, and better performance. Ever wonder how far you can go with modularizing IIS 7.0? Read More......( read more ) Read More......( read more ) Read More...

Interested in knowing what kind of performance gains you can expect from IIS7?  Performance is a fickle beast, with so much of it dependent on your application, your hardware, configuration and tuning... it is sometimes hard to know which variables carry the most weight.  Fortunately, the Microsoft.com operations folks have put together a great summary of their real-world performance data .  The short story is: IIS7 servers handle 31% more requests per second than their IIS6 peers...( read more ) Read More...

I hear this question a lot in the http://forums.iis.net/ , and thanks to Carlos and team's rocking Configuration Editor, figuring this out on your own is a breeze.  Here is how you can generate code for ANY IIS7 configuration change, without writing a line yourself.   1) download the IIS7 Administration Pack.  What, you don't have it already?  You're really missing out on some fantastic tools, including the Configuration Editor.  Learn more about the admin pack...( read more ) Read More...

I know that Vista has been out for a while, but just in case people are looking for information on how to use ASP.NET 1.1, Visual Studio 2005, or Visual Studio 2003 on Vista, here are some very helpful links. Using Visual Studio 2005 on Vista for web Read More......( read more ) Read More...

On machines running IIS5 and IIS5.1, these are the Inetinfo.exe, DLLHost.exe and/or ASPNET_WP.exe processes. On machines running IIS 6 or 7, this is the w3wp.exe process. The following steps will allow us to get log files of the processes hosting the Read More......( read more ) Read More...

A common issue we see customers having is after installing ASP.NET 2.0, the ASP.NET Tab is missing from IIS. This tab is used for setting the version of ASP.NET and a lot of other things. When this tab is missing, it can be rather difficult to get it Read More......( read more ) Read More......( read more ) Read More...