Classic ASP on IIS7 (for IIS6 old farts)

So you've got a shiny new Vista or Windows Server 2008, and now you want to create a test site with one classic asp page.

The problem is, if you're like me you had no idea how to navigate around the new UI. I had assumed

• Roles = security
• Features = bugs I'm insisting are by design

But it turns out I was soooo IIS6 in my thinking. I had to pull my head out of 2003 to understand.

Installing IIS7

• Start Menu:Administrative Tools:Server Manager
• Find the Roles Summary section
• Add Roles:Web Server (IIS)
• Follow the wizard and it's done. Web Server (IIS) will show up as an installed role in the Roles Summary

Adding ASP etc

• Click Web Server (IIS)
• Find the Role Services section
• Click Add Role Services
• Check Application Development (or you can just select ASP if that's really all you want)
• Complete the wizard and you're done. Application Development including ASP will show up as installed role services

Using Classic ASP in IIS7

• Start Menu:Administrative Tools:Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
• Expand the server
• Select Application Pools. Look! There's a Classic .NET AppPool ready for your use
• Select your site
• Click Basic (or Advanced) Settings in the right panel
• Select the Classic App Pool

Troubleshooting Errors in Classic ASP

• Start Menu:Accessories:Command Prompt
• %windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:asp -scriptErrorSentToBrowser:true
• This turns on detailed error messages

Congratulations, you've turned a hybrid into a Fred Flintstone car!