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Microsoft Web Platform Installer 1.0 Released

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And they say we are in-different to Web Developers...

Microsoft today announced another great tool to make the lives of Web Developers simpler.

The Microsoft Web Platform Installer is a free tool that makes it simple to download and install the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 and 7.0, SQL Server 2008 Express, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and Visual Web Developer 2008 Express SP1. The Web Platform Installer offers a single installer to help you obtain the software you need to build and run a complete Web solution on the Microsoft Web platform, whether you are using Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008. In addition, the Web Platform Installer checks online to ensure the most current versions and new additions to the Microsoft Web Platform are downloaded.

At a high level:

Features

  • Single installer for all Microsoft Web Platform components including:
    • Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 on Windows XP SP3
    • IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003 SP2
    • IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008
    • SQL Server 2008 Express
    • .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
    • Visual Web Developer 2008 Express SP1
  • ASP.NET, Complete and Custom installation options
  • XML-based product manifest updated automatically when tool is run

For more information on this tool: https://www.microsoft.com/web/channel/products/WebPlatformInstaller.aspx

To download IIS, IIS Extensions, .NET Framework, Visual Web Developer 2008, SQL Server 2008, ASP.NET MVC and Silverlight Tools, etc use the following link: https://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/

 

You can also learn more about the Microsoft Web Application Installer (beta) here: https://www.microsoft.com/web/channel/products/WebApplicationInstaller.aspx - Essentially, The Microsoft Web AI provides support for popular ASP.Net and PHP Web applications including Graffiti, DotNetNuke, WordPress, Drupal, OSCommerce and more.

And lastly, here's one important FAQ that all Web Developers should know...

What is the Microsoft Web Platform?

The Microsoft Web Platform is a powerful set of tools, servers and technologies (including PHP and .NET Open Source Applications) optimized for building and hosting next generation Web applications. In addition, it’s free.

 

-Mithun Dhar

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