Depending on your version of Windows 7, there is a freely available Microsoft image called XP Mode.
This is essentially a copy of XP running from within virtual pc On Tuesday, 22 March 2011, Peter Maddin <[email protected]> wrote: > There was an error displayed but the account name was identical to my login > name. > I was really sure I had used the correct one in the configuration file. > Another red face special. > > Apart from that it won't work on my Windows 7 machine as it needs .NET 1.1. > You have to do this on a windows 7 machine to install .net 1.1 > http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2008/06/02/installing-asp-net-1-1-with-ii > s7-on-vista-and-windows-2008.aspx. Frankly I don't want to stuff up my > windows 7 machine just to do this. > > I found an old XP Pro Clunker in a cupboard and hooked that up but it wanted > to be authorized before one could use it. It is a legit copy but the network > connection would not work. One could do it via the telephone but the code > you have to write down it huge. > I tried to use a virtual copy of XP (Windows 7 virtual machine) but I could > not even see shares. I did manage to see my notebooks sql server 2008 > instance but it still would not work. (login timeouts and nothing in a SQL > Profiler trace) > > The fun of it all. > > Regards Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Arjang Assadi > Sent: Tuesday, 22 March 2011 1:59 PM > To: ozDotNet > Subject: Re: FW: ASP.NET application in IIS7 > > Hi Peter, > > That is stange, when running it on the local machine you should have > seen an error message saying the login failed for the user Blah, etc. > Was there no error being displayed? > > Regards > > Arjang > > On 22 March 2011 16:28, Peter Maddin <[email protected]> wrote: >> I found the problem (me) after I put tracing in my code. >> >> It was a database login that had failed. >> >> >> >> If nothing else I have refreshed my knowledge on debugging ASP.NET. >> >> Its been several years since I last touched this. >> >> >> >> Regards Peter >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Peter Maddin >> Sent: Tuesday, 22 March 2011 11:49 AM >> To: 'ozDotNet' >> Subject: ASP.NET application in IIS7 >> >> >> >> I have an old (developed using ASP.Net 1.1 and VS2003) that they wanted > some >> performance issues tackled. >> >> This was an urgent job. They did not want to redevelop it to something > more >> recent, that might come later. >> >> >> >> I made my modifications on an old XP box. >> >> >> >> I thought I would try it on my Windows 7 notebook. >> >> >> >> I created an application virtual directory and pointed it to where my >> ASP.NET code and forms were copied. >> >> >> >> Anonymous authentication is enabled and windows authentication disabled. >> >> Credentials to the ASP.NET folder is set to application pool identity. >> >> >> >> Check the application pool, the one to use for authentication is the >> DefaultAppPool. >> >> The identity for this was set to localSystem. >> >> >> >> When I try and access the web site, I get the first page displayed but > when >> I put in my login credentials ( I am using my own authentication within > the >> site using a database table), >> >> It says that Login failed for my Windows Login account. >> >> >> >> Also database access uses a SQL Login account not a windows account. >> >> >> >> I don’t want it to use my Windows Account. I want it to be anonymous. >> >> >> >> I tried changing the DefaultAppPool to use NetworkService and for my >> application folder gave permission to NETWORK to access the folder. >> >> This made no difference. >> >> >> >> I have had a look at the IIS log file in C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1 >> >> And all it says is that a get for the page I see displayed had a status of >> 200. >> >> >> >> Is there anything obvious before I start putting trace information in my >> application? >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards Peter Maddin >> Applications Development Officer >> PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA >> Phone : +618 6396 4285 >> Mobile: 0414 240 307 >> E-Mail : [email protected]; [email protected] >> The contents of this e-mail transmission outside of the WAGHS network are >> intended solely for the named recipient's), may be confidential, and may > be >> privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure in the public interest. >> The use, reproduction, disclosure or distribution of the contents of this >> e-mail transmission by any person other than the named recipient(s) is >> prohibited. If you are not a named recipient please notify the sender >> immediately. >> >> >> >> > >
