Vista - Probably a dumb question but...

04-09-2008

New to .Net programming so this is probably a dumb question but here
goes..Is it possible to install VS2005 directly on a PC running Windows
Server 2003? If possible, I was planning on developing and deploying on the
same machine since I can't do a dual boot and deploy from say, an XP
partition to a Server partition.

I'm stuck using one PC for both development and deployment.

Are there any steps I should take to ensure my code is secure since my app
will be internet facing? I was going to "build" the app using a localhost
and then deploy to my local machine. Any help would be appreciated.

04-09-2008

reaverto wrote:

Quote:

> New to .Net programming so this is probably a dumb question but here
> goes..Is it possible to install VS2005 directly on a PC running Windows
> Server 2003? If possible, I was planning on developing and deploying on the
> same machine since I can't do a dual boot and deploy from say, an XP
> partition to a Server partition.

VS2005 will run quite happily on Windows Server 2003.

Quote:

> I'm stuck using one PC for both development and deployment.

If you have the RAM, a virtual machine of some description is a good
solution to that problem.

Quote:

> Are there any steps I should take to ensure my code is secure since my app
> will be internet facing? I was going to "build" the app using a localhost
> and then deploy to my local machine. Any help would be appreciated.

That's rather a large subject area, but I think a good starting place is
"don't trust anything from the remote client".

--
Chris Crowther MBCS
C# Developer
RHD Research Ltd

04-09-2008	#1 (permalink)
reaverto n/a posts	Probably a dumb question but... New to .Net programming so this is probably a dumb question but here goes..Is it possible to install VS2005 directly on a PC running Windows Server 2003? If possible, I was planning on developing and deploying on the same machine since I can't do a dual boot and deploy from say, an XP partition to a Server partition. I'm stuck using one PC for both development and deployment. Are there any steps I should take to ensure my code is secure since my app will be internet facing? I was going to "build" the app using a localhost and then deploy to my local machine. Any help would be appreciated.
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04-09-2008	#2 (permalink)
Chris Crowther MBCS n/a posts	Re: Probably a dumb question but... reaverto wrote: Quote: > New to .Net programming so this is probably a dumb question but here > goes..Is it possible to install VS2005 directly on a PC running Windows > Server 2003? If possible, I was planning on developing and deploying on the > same machine since I can't do a dual boot and deploy from say, an XP > partition to a Server partition. VS2005 will run quite happily on Windows Server 2003. Quote: > I'm stuck using one PC for both development and deployment. If you have the RAM, a virtual machine of some description is a good solution to that problem. Quote: > Are there any steps I should take to ensure my code is secure since my app > will be internet facing? I was going to "build" the app using a localhost > and then deploy to my local machine. Any help would be appreciated. That's rather a large subject area, but I think a good starting place is "don't trust anything from the remote client". -- Chris Crowther MBCS C# Developer RHD Research Ltd
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