I would like to know if I can install IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 and NOT Windows Server 2008 R2?
Short version: No, you cannot.
The IIS version has always been tied to the OS, there are many underlying things in the OS to support it. Keep in mind that 2008 R2 will run 32-bit programs including web applications via WoW64 if that's your aversion to upgrading to R2.
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we have an application running on windows server 2003 which needs to be migrated to windows sever 2012. Is it possible to do the as is migration without actually updating the application. The application is currently scheduled in windows scheduler on windows server 2003. Also please suggest if we can achieve this with any migration tool.
VB6 applications should generally work without changes in all current Windows versions, including Server 2012 R2 and Windows 10. The official word at Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows 10 is:
The Visual Basic team is committed to “It Just Works” compatibility for Visual Basic 6.0 applications on the following supported Windows operating systems: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 including R2, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 including R2, and Windows 10.
Now, you mention that this particular app is currently scheduled in windows scheduler. There have been significant changes between Server 2003 (or Win XP) and 2012 (or Win 8.x) in areas of security, file/registry virtualization, UAC etc. If your app violates any of the new rules, then it may require an update - but that would be because of what it does, and not because it's written in VB6.
I've installed several .exe created in vb6 in Windows Server 2012 R2 without problem.
The only question was the use of an very old setup.exe for installing, that was replaced to using an setup.msi, but the .exe and .dll and even .ocx incuded in the solution all works.
I use windows server 2008r2 for development. I want try work with Windows phone 7 SDK. But it available only for Windows7 and Vista.
Is there some trick for development on WinServer?
I did this with the v7.0 version of the tools by following the instructions at Buliding Windows Phone 7 projects on Windows Server 2008
I have tried with the Mango tools though (as don't need to build on Server anymore).
There is no provision to develop WP7 applications on Windows Server 2008 or R2.
There is a workaround to compile WP7 projects on Windows Server 2008, which supports TFS builds, but as far as development on the platform the installer prevents you from doing that. Frustrating, to say the least!
I have installed ODAC (Oracle data Access Components 64 bit) odp.net 4. But unfortunately it does not work with IIs Express. IIS express documentation says it supports both 32bit and 64bit systems. Is it possible that it can work with odp.net 4 (64 bit), or must we work with odac 32 bit components in development machines.
thanks in advance!
Probably too late now, but IIS Express 7.5 is 32-bit and cannot host a 64-bit process. I'm assuming that's what your problem is/was because I had a similar issue with the Oracle.DataAccess.dll. However, IIS Express 8.0 Beta can host your 64-bit site.
Visual Studio will only start the 32-bit IIS Express 8 process when you use it to start the site (F5 or Ctrl-F5). However, you can start the 64-bit process from the command line and then attach to the IIS Express process from Visual Studio, if you want to debug. The command I use is:
c:\Program Files\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe /site:SiteName
The the default IIS Express config file is in your documents folder at IISExpress\config\applicationhost.config. That file contains the definitions for your sites and gives you the site name, which you can change.
Make sure you read the instructions for Upgrading from IIS Express 7.5.
Is there any possibility to install Sql Server 2005 enterprise on Windows 7?
thank you
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition is not supported on client OS's like Vista, XP, or Windows 7. Developer Edition is supported on the client OS's and allow you to develop with Enterprise features, but Enterprise Edition is only supported on Window Server Installations as per the BOL:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506(SQL.90).aspx
Yep, works fine.
Make sure that you install it before Visual Studio, and also make sure you enable these Windows features first:
Common HTTP Features
Static Content
Default Document
HTTP Redirection
Directory Browsing
Application Development
ASP.Net
ISAPI Extension
ISAPI Filters
Security
Windows Authentication
IIS6
IIS 6 WMI
IIS Metabase
Then install SP2 at least, but preferably SP3
Yes it is possible:
http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlexpress/archive/2009/05/14/installing-sql-server-express-on-windows-7-release-candidate.aspx
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vssetup/thread/6a569376-4207-4184-a8a7-73d5168c787e
You'll need to use Service Pack 3
Enterprise edition does work only on Server OSs (Server 2k3 2k8 ...) if you are just using it for development try Sql server developer edition it has the same features as Enterprise and it is way cheaper (But it can be used for development only).
I am a developer and have a XP laptop that I use to dev a SQL 2005 database and MSAccess 2003 frontend database as well as VS2003 website.
I want to upgrade to Win 7 using XP mode to install the software above. This is because I still want to install Office 2007 on Win7 etc.
Do you think XP mode on Win7 will be reliable enough for this? Also do all xp mode apps have to run in the xp mode window? Is it possible to access xp mode SQL db from Windows 7 mode?
Visual Studio .NET 2003 is not compatible with Windows 7 and would have to be run in XP Mode. Visual Studio 2005 will require Service Pack 1 to work properly as well. SQL Server 2005 will install without a problem at all.
The XP mode offered in Windows 7 is basically an integrated Windows Virtual PC. The XP mode can be reliable (if you think we can call XP reliable) but the performance of a virtual machine will always be lower comparing to a natively installed windows xp.
You can make the SQL db in the XP mode accessible from Windows 7, since XP Mode is essentially a virtual machine, you need to configure the database in the Virtual Machine to allow external connections to it as a database server.