If finances are that tight, why not go with home basic and apache instead of iis? Or give ubuntu a try, you can install in dual-boot mode right from cd. Just a thought...
-- Sent from my Palm Pre ColdFusion Developer wrote: I think I found my answer: Home Basic and Starter editions include only limited basic features of IIS http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/28/install-iis-7-on-windows-vista-and-windows-7/ On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:55 AM, ColdFusion Developer <[email protected]>wrote: > Thats what I am hoping as the upgrade to Windows 7 Home is $119 verses $199 > for Pro. > Finances as they are, I am perfectly fine with Home IF IF IF I can run IIS > :-) > > The major differences between Home Premium and Pro is the ability to join a > domain, backup up to a home or business network, and run other apps in XP > Mode. > > None of those are a priority for me as I backup to an external HD. > > > > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Ian Skinner <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On 2/12/2010 7:10 AM, ColdFusion Developer wrote: >> > Currently I am running Vista and looking to upgrade to Windows 7, just >> > weighing the options on which version is best. >> > My main goal is IIS/ColdFusion. >> >> I have not started looking at Windows 7 yet, Arnie's Furloughs have kept >> finances too tight. >> >> But my Vista Home Premium has IIS7 on it, wouldn't the same level of >> Windows 7 have it? >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:312060 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
