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Setting up an application server
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To install the .NET Framework and SDK:
1.
Check to see if the .NET Framework is installed on your system by reviewing the list of 
applications in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box (Start > Control Panel > Add or 
Remove Programs).
If Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 listed, the Framework is already installed and you do 
not need to install it again. Skip to step 3.
2.
If the .NET Framework is not installed on your system, install the Microsoft .NET 
Framework 1.1 Redistributable package from the Microsoft website at 
 and follow the 
installation instructions on the website.
You install the Framework as a Windows update.
3.
Download the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Software Development Kit (SDK) from 
the same website and follow the installation instructions.
It is highly recommended that you also install the Microsoft Data Access Components 
(MDAC) 2.7 package after installing the .NET Framework and SDK. You can download and 
install the MDAC 2.7 package for free from the Microsoft website at 
.
Macintosh users can use a web hosting service with an ASP.NET plan or install the .NET 
Framework and SDK on a remote Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional computer 
running IIS 5 or later.
After installing the .NET Framework and SDK, create a root folder for your web application. 
See 
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Installing an ASP application server
To run ASP pages, you need an application server that supports Microsoft Active Server Pages 
2.0., such as Microsoft IIS, which comes with Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional.
Windows users can install and run IIS on their local computer. For instructions, see 
“Installing a Web Server” in Getting Started with Dreamweaver.
Macintosh users can use a web hosting service with an ASP plan or install IIS on a 
remote computer.
After installing IIS, create a root folder for your web application. See