IIS on server 2008 needs Front Page?

[jsteph]

Hi all,
I'm fairly certain this is an IIS issue so I hope i've got the right forum...

I have Windows Server 2008, with IIS 7. On my desktop (Win XP) I have Visual Studio 2008. I try to create a new website project in studio2008 I get the error

"Unable to create the website [URL unfurl="true"]http://blah...blah[/URL] The web server does not appear to have Front Page Server Extensions installed"

I'd asked a similar question before and what my understanding is is that FP extensions are an ancient, obsolete technology. So why are these relatively new server and development products requiring this old techonolgy? I'm simply at the point of creating the blank site--it has no idea what's going to be in it so how the heck can it even try to suggest I need some prehistoric garbage installed?
Thanks,
--Jim

 

[MasterRacker]

It looks like FPE are needed to do HTTP publishing. Without it you need to use FTP or direct file editing.

http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/134/installing-the-frontpage-server-extensions-on-iis-70/

Jeff
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[MasterRacker]

This might give you an alternative. I have a test box that's IIS 7.5 on Server 2008 R2, so I'm going to try this when I get a chance.

http://forums.iis.net/t/1148421.aspx

Jeff
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[jsteph]

Jeff,
Thanks, I had come across that link a while ago and ended up installing that.

I guess what I don't understand is:

Am I the only one who uses Visual Studio 2008 to edit web pages on IIS 7?

I can't believe that VS2008 doesn't come with some native, out-of-the-box with support to edit IIS 7.0 files???!!!!!!

I'm ranting rhetorically here but....

Seriously??? Really???? This 'brand new' IIS 7.0 technology, and brand new Visual Studio 2008 technology...and the *ONLY* accepted editing solution for html, etc. files within VS2008 is this third-party hacked version of 8-year old (FPE 2002) software, that even at the time was considered kludgy and obsolete??????????


I've solved the original problem in that I installed this software, but my jaw has not come off the floor yet from the thought of the state of affairs vis-a-vis IIS 7.0 and VS 2008. It just boggles the mind.

--Jim

 

[MasterRacker]

I suppose it's a security issue. It looks like they're trying to phase out support of direct HTTP based editing altogether. I got the same message trying to open a site on IIS 7.5 using VS 2010 express.

Jeff
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"The software I buy sucks, The software I write sucks. It's time to give up and have a beer..." - Me[/small]