Is there a way to access the Cassini local web server from Windows 7's XP mode?
I'm developing on the Windows 7 host machine using Cassini, but would like to test in IE6 running inside the Windows XP guest.
If you are trying to access the Cassini server in the XP VM from within your Windows 7 host, then I don't believe so.
https://serverfault.com/questions/82899/can-i-access-cassini-from-a-remote-machine
If you have to access your website from your Host machine from within a VM, your best bet is to host it in IIS on the XP machine.
Or, if you're trying to access the site from within the XP Mode on your Windows 7 host O/S, you should spin up IIS on the Windows 7 machine and access it from XP - I think this is more what you are asking.
I just released the CassiniDev 3.5.1/4.0.1 beta with a simple test fixture example if you are interested.
Full support for any IP.
Cassini for Developers and Testers: http://cassinidev.codeplex.com
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I connect to a Windows 8.1 Pro VM through Hyper-V running on Windows Server 2008.
It looks like in order to run the Windows 8.1 phone emulator, you need to be running Windows 8.1 Pro that is capable on running Hyper-V.
Since I am already connecting to Windows through a VM, will I not be able to enable the necessary Hyper-V features to be able to start the Windows phone emulator?
An often found solution is to run the VM inside VMWare. This allows you to enable Hyper-V inside the virtual machine. Here's a detailed step-by-step guide.
As an alternative, it appears to be possible to enable Hyper-V inside the VM using the powershell command Add-WindowsFeature -name RSAT-Hyper-V-Tools, as found on this blog.
Both of these scenario's are unsupported, but appear to work fine.
I am working on a setup project that installs a web site on IIS6. I have Windows7 on my machine, and I can install IIS7 on it, but not IIS6 as far as I know. So what are the ways to test my setup project on IIS6? The free and legal ways (without any cracks) are prefered :) .
Setup a Windows XP Pro virtual machine and install IIS6 on that.
http://www.virtualbox.org/
I can install Windows Server 2003 on a Virtual PC, and they both appear to be free!
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=77f24c9d-b4b8-4f73-99e3-c66f80e415b6&displaylang=en
Haven't tested yet, but I think it will be fine, if the documentation doesn't lie:
This is a preconfigured virtual machine contained within the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format. A virtualization product that supports the VHD format is required to use this virtual machine. Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Virtual Server are provided for free and can be used with these VHD based virtual machines. Please refer to the system requirements section for more details.
Another possible way to do this is to have a remote connection to a machine that already has IIS6.
I have got the Windows Azure Platform account.
Fot he development with Windows Azure, can I use computer with Windows XP Professional.
If not what environment should i set to start working with Windows Azure, and migrating existing web projects to Windows Azure.
Regards.
Pravin.
Since azure uses Windows Server 2008 SP2/R2 as it's core OS, you will need at least Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 to come close to mimicking the environment in Azure. If you are in a situation where you cannot upgrade your OS then you should look at utilizing a VM for development/testing purposes.
To answer your question, yes you can hack together a solution, is it pretty, no. Would I do it, no way. I also find that I like Windows 7 a lot better than XP or Vista, but I am also work for the man so I am jaded.
Can I and if not what is the best mail server can do that with machine running windows 7 x64
Whilst you can't install Exchange onto the Windows 7 PC itself, your could run a Virtual PC off it with the appropriate server O/S running.
If you want an alternative mail server, try VPOP3. In order to use IMAP clients from it you would require the Professional version.
I'm working on some old .asp pages. I mostly do VB development so I'm a newbie to .ASP.
How can I run those pages locally for testing?
I'm running Windows XP Home SP2.
I'm guessing I'll need to install a local server, etc.
Yes, you will need a local server. However, IIS doesn't install on XP Home. But like most things, there are workarounds.
Installing IIS on XP home
You will need IIS installed locally to test ASP. IIS is part of XP Pro but not of XP Home.
So officially you will need to upgrade at least to Pro.
There are also some other servers out there ranging from free to not that let you test your ASP code. I've heard of, but not used, Baby Web Server: http://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/html/baby_web_server.html