Running asp.net targeting .net framework 4 on Win Server 2003

Question

I have an asp.net website that targets framework 4 and I want to run it on a win 2003 web server. Several questions floating through my mind right now are:

• Can I run it on Win Server 2003?
• If so, what do I need to do beyond installing framework 4?
• Would I have to upgrade from IIS6 to a higher version?
• If I install framework 4 will it automatically show up under the ASP.NET tab of the website properties in IIS Manager?
• Anything else I should know or consider?

I was tasked with this project, but I'm more of a SQL Server and WinForms kind of guy and have limited experience with web development. The last thing I want to do is waste an entire day on this just to find out that it's not even possible so any help here would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

Yes, it will work. Obviously the code needs to be compiled to target the required version. In the web.config, you can also influence the framework version as follows:

<system.web> <compilation targetFramework="4.0"> </system.web> 

Web.config Compiliation element
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/s10awwz0.aspx

Installing the Framework should configure IIS, although this process is sometimes imperfect. You can install/reinstall ASP.NET 4.0 using the following commands:

Uninstall:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -u C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -u 

Install:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -i C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -i 

Note that there are two separate installations for x86 and x64.