Register ASP.NET 2.0 to IIS

After installing IIS, I opened the Internet Information Services Manager under the Administrative Tools and examine the Web Service Extensions node. I was wondering how come it had an entry for ASP.NET v1.1.4322 with the Allowed status but no ASP.NET 2.0 even though .Net Framework 2.0 was already installed in this machine. Anyway, I asked Mr. Google and he pointed me to a number of websites. I tried one of the suggestions and it worked, i.e. run

C:WindowsMicrosoft.NetFrameworkv2.0.50727aspnet_regiis.exe -i

in a command prompt console to register ASP.NET 2.0 to IIS. Take note of the -i option and the version folder. After this, the Web Service Extensions node of the IIS will now have the ASP.NET v2.0.50727 entry with the status set to Allowed.

Installing Internet Information Services (IIS)

When installing IIS in any windows OS from at least Windows XP, you need the installation CD of the operating system. Perform the following steps:

1. Open Add or Remove Programs from the Control Panel and click on Add/Remove Windows Components.

2. In the Windows Components Wizard, click on the Application Server and click on the Details button to view additional options.

3. In the Application Server screen, check on Internet Information Services (IIS). I also checked ASP.NET since I’m assuming that I need to check this. I don’t know the difference if I left it unchecked. J

4. Click on OK. Click on Next and the succeeding dialog boxes will just ask for your OS installation CD and the rest will be self explanatory.