I've worked in asp.net in XP... but it is giving problems in vista.... whenever I create a new website with location HTTP and http://localhost/Website ...

it is unable to create localhost and an error message:

unable to create the web 'http://localhost/website'.The Web server does not appear to have frontpage server extensions installed.


is displayed...

I ve enabled the IIS by using "Turn windows feature ON or OFF"

I m using visual Studio 2005

please help as I m only a 3 rd year engineering student

This post has been edited by nitrr_student: 14 Jun, 2008 - 11:20 PM

I got it this post may be usefull for some other beginners like me.. so here is the solution..

1.Open the control panel and click on programs and features
2.Click on 'Turn Windows Feature ON or Off'
3.Expand Internet Information Services, Expand Web Management tools,expand IIS 6 managementcomaptibility
Select the IIS Metabase and IIS 6 Configuration Compatibility check box.

4. Click OK to start the installation process.

5. Explicitly run Visual Studio as administrator.

We must run Visual Studio 2005 in the context of an administrator account before we can develop web applications on Windows Vista. By default, Windows runs applications in a limited-privilege user account even when you are logged on to the computer as an administrator.

To run Visual Studio 2005 with administrative privileges in Windows Vista, click Start -> All Programs. Then, right-click on Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, and then click Run as administrator.