Using Windows Vista, IIS 7.0 (IIS7), and Visual Studio 2005 Professional for ASP.NET development.

Every developer’s dream is to have a computer and development environment that just works, where you can focus on getting your job done without having to deal with hardware and software configurations and everything that comes with that. You would much rather troubleshoot your own programs (for the joy of your customers) than having to debug Windows, Visual Studio, IIS, etc.

In the spirit of the statement above, I have posted an article on Koda Software’s web site that takes you through the initial required steps when you are about to set up your development environment on Windows Vista for ASP.NET development and debugging.

The article addresses IIS7 configuration issues, how to switch Visual Studio to use IIS7, and how to enable debugging of ASP.NET web sites. The document is available in the following formats:

Enjoy!