I have a number of web apps running on several IIS6/Server 2003 boxes. They run well and are happy. They are all asp.net web apps and use .NET 3.5. What, if any, would be valid reasons for contemplating moving the web apps to IIS7/Server 2008? ...
Now that I've finnaly moved to doing some development/support work for Windows 2008 I find myself annoyed by the lack of one feature I just can't enable: the desktop shortcut to "My Computer" I've grown used to. I know how to enable this on XP and 2003, but I just can't find the setting on 2008. How can a user configure which desktop i...
I am having problems when connecting to my SQL server 2008 and think it might be a problem related to MDAC. Is there a download to re-install these? ...
I have transferred a Classic asp site running on windows server 2003 to windows server 2008 but suddenly the below code has stopped working. Const connStr_FC08 = "Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=DS-47500;Database=TestDB;Uid=TestLogin;Pwd=test;Network=dbmssocn;" Function connDB(OpenDB) DIM conn SET conn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Co...
I am considering switching to a co-located solution running a DNN (DotNetNuke) installation and an email server that mostly just does alias forwarding. I think I can get DNS services outside of this colocation box - but that could be an issue. I am running this website for a non-profit group and trying to stay inexpensive. Will Window...
In Windows XP, Microsoft took the decision to limit the number of half open connections in later service packs. Patching tcpip.sys was rumoured to fix this. Does such a limit exist in Windows 2008, and if so, is it configurable? ...
Hey I recently purchased a Windows Server 2008 server, Our company will be using it as a Web Server. I have set the web site up in IIS 7.0 and I can accsess it by typing http://10.1.1.8 on the computers within the network. When I try to accsess it through the net on other computers it doesnt seem to work, But most important, How do I ...
I am very interested in learning a Ruby on Rails / Django type web technology but am currently using Windows Server 2008 (for .Net web applications.) I have read that RoR is not very performant on Windows. Would it be unadvisable to create run a beta web application in RoR on a Windows Web server as far as performance is concerned? Wou...
I have a VPN connection set up on my Windows Server 2008 machine. I can connect once I have logged-in to the machine, but I cannot connect prior to logon. The option to connect prior to logon does not appear on the login screen after ctl-alt-del. Any suggestions? Trying to set up Win Server 2008 as a developer desktop. ...
Hey Does anyone know any good Web Hosting Managers for Windows Server 2008.... Like Cpanel for example Regards Oliver James ...
I have found many tutorials about using Windows Server 2003 as a development machine, and very little information about Windows Server 2008 for the same purpose. For a nicer experience, I have followed the steps from Convert your Windows Server 2008 to a Workstation. I am searching for the requirements and installation order for IIS 7 ...
I have a tool that I want to install on my main development box (Windows Server 2008). The installer tells me that it requires Vista. Of course I'm not saying Server 2008 is Vista, but I figure something that installs on Vista should be able to install on Server 2008. Is there some way (perhaps via a temporary registry change) to get a...
Hello there I am suddenly resposible for debugging/finding out what is wrong with an asp.net application that crashed its ApplicationPool some days ago. The 5 errors within 5 minutes failsafe we had set took it down. The problem is that it was still served pages and thus returned a 503 for just some visitors. We have inadequate logging ...
I want to give Windows Server 2008 a try as a .NET developer and a database environment. I was wondering which configuration would be the most appropriate for the server in terms of: Services: Which ones are unnecessary and can be turned off to increase performance? Software: What software fits the best with the server and are good to...
Is it possible to query certificate store on windows server 2008 using .net platform? I would like to get information about certificates that were issued by this system. tnx grega g ...
On my home network I have an installation of Windows Server 2008 and for some reason, the windows vista workstations on the network can connect to the server via remote desktop only via the server's IP address, not the hostname. Same for connecting to an instance of SQL Server 2008 that's on the server, only works by IP, not by hostname...
using ASP.NET I need to update an excel template. Our server is running Windows 2008 in 64 bit mode. I am using the following code to access the excel file: ... string connection = @"Provider=MSDASQL;Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};DBQ=" + path + ";"; ... IF the application pool is set to Enable 32 bit applicati...
I'm using CFHTTP to post data to my payment gateway (Protx). Protx requires that I whitelist the IP that will send this request. I am hosted on a shared server running Windows 2008. This morning, my hosting company assigned a new IP to this server for a customer who required an SSL certificate. Since then, my CFHTTP post appears to be...
I have seen this question pop-up on stackoverflow a few times but haven't found a good solution yet. I am looking for recommendations on Virtual Private Server Hosting featuring Windows Server 2008 plus MS SQL database capabilities. I have seen people suggest webhost4life.com, hostmysite.com and others but they do not offer windows ser...
We're planning a browser application (xbap) which is going to talk to WCF services. These WCF services get information from a SQL database. Each of our clients has his own database on this server. The clients need to get reports from SQL Reporting Services. A client can have multiple instances of this application running. How does this ...