Minimum Requirements to support Web Services on Win XP Pro

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CW Proefrock - 25 Oct 2004 23:21 GMT

I've only found information that says IIS6 based Web Services require Windows
Server 2003. I hope that's not the case.

Can I install IIS 6.0 on Windows XP Pro and have a valid WebServices host?

If so ...

Does this configuration include the ASMX mapping and necessary "engine"
underneath?

Will I be able to connect to SQLServer 2000 running on another computer?

What's missing if I run on XP Pro vs. Server 2003?

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Dino Chiesa [Microsoft] - 27 Oct 2004 18:08 GMT

> I've only found information that says IIS6 based Web Services require
> Windows
> Server 2003. I hope that's not the case.

it is true. IIS6 runs on WS2003, only. So to get web services running on
iis6, you need ws2003.

> Can I install IIS 6.0 on Windows XP Pro and have a valid WebServices host?

no. it is not possible to install IIS 6.0 on Windows XP Pro.

but you can install IIS 5.1 on WinXP Pro and have a valid ASMX host. google
around for it. it's a typical config for developers and is fully supported.

> Will I be able to connect to SQLServer 2000 running on another computer?

yes, with IIS5.1 and .NET 1.1 on WinXP, you will be able to do this.

> What's missing if I run on XP Pro vs. Server 2003?

IIS 6.0 delivers a much more robust server-oriented process model. IIS 5.1
lacks this.
also, WinXP isn't licensed for high concurrency. I think 5 or 10 concurrent
connections. WS2003 can support thousands of connections. lots of other
differences, too.

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