Install IIS first and test it. I recommend pointing the default site away from “C:\Inetpub\wwwroot” and creating a new folder in “Inetpub.” I created “C:\Inetpub\C Sharp.” Don’t use “My Documents” or other subdirectories where you have messed with the permissions. The .NET Framework uses a local account called ASPNET which is added to the local Users Group by default. Right click on your web site (or the Default one if that’s what you are using, select the “Home Directory” tab and browse to your folder. Don’t forget that you will not see a page there unless you add a file to this folder that is listed in your Default Documents list located on the “Documents” tab or you specify the file name in your URL. “Default.aspx” shouldn’t be listed there unless you have installed the NET Framework SDK or Visual Studio .NET.

Visual Studio creates projects on your web site using Front Page Extensions so make sure you configure them. The Wizard is straight forward and can be reached in IIS MMC plug and right clicking on your web site, point to “All Tasks” then click “Configure Server Extensions”.

You can run Visual Studio versions 6.0 and .NET together on the same computer. If you have a beta version of Visual Studio .NET or the .NET Framework, you will have to uninstall them prior to installing any other build of Visual Studio .NET. Installing Visual Studio .NET and the required Component Updates (which includes Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, ADO, the Framework and several other components) takes hours so block off plenty of time.