Installing VAULT on Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition

TBiker · Post by **TBiker** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:24 pm

I wish to install the latest version of VAULT server on a fresh Windows Server 2003 machine. I notice that .NET Framework 1.1 is already installed yet the installation instructions talk about needing to install IIS/ASP.NET before .NET Framework is installed. Is this the case for Windows Server 2003. It seems that since .NET is already part of the OS, all I have to do is add IIS/ASP.NET from the Add/Remove Programs area for Windows Components as instructed in your Knowledge Base FAQ.

Please confirm.

lbauer · Post by **lbauer** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:11 am

If you install IIS after the .NET framework, the mappings for ASP.NET file extensions won't exist in IIS.

See this KB article for details:

http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=22

TBiker · Post by **TBiker** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:18 am

As far as I can see, there is no way to "uninstall" .NET Framework 1.1 in Windows Server 2003. It looks like it is now an integrated component of the OS. You can't go to Add/Remove Programs and find a "Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1" component to remove. As a result, it seems like I will have to manually perform the IIS to ASP.NET mappings required by VAULT.

This issue should be carefully examined again by SourceGear. It doesn't seem right that I should have to do things manually...

mskrobul · Post by **mskrobul** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:30 am

Is the installer or Vault not working for you?

IIS and the .NET 1.1 framework do come pre-installed with windows 2003. You just need to make sure that IIS and ASPNET are "turned on" and configured to allow ASP.Net pages to be processed as per the following KB article:

http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=185

You shouldn't need to manually install the .NET framework unless you are having difficulties. And in that case, many times just running aspnet_regiis -i from the .Net framework folder (C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322) will fix things.

TBiker · Post by **TBiker** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:49 am

I believe you need to be more clear about installation on Microsoft Server 2003. Your "Knowledge Base" is confusing. It talks about installation of IIS/ASP.NET before .NET Framework 1.1, yet on 2003, .NET Framework 1.1 is already part of the OS. You have documented how to turn on IIS and ASP.NET for 2003 in the same Knowledge Base but you haven't said anything about whether special steps are needed (like running aspnet_regiis -i) afterward. I think you should make this more clear by stating:

To install VAULT for XP, Windows Server 2000, etc. ... follow these steps.

To install VAULT for Windows Server 2003, etc. ... follow these steps.

I am not having any difficulties with installing VAULT. I just want to get clean installation instructions with no ambiguities so I'm not backtracking later.

Thanks,

Terry

mskrobul · Post by **mskrobul** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:59 am

Thank you for your suggestions.

Note that you don't *need* to run aspnet_regiis afterwards. That is not part of the installation steps. That just repairs your .NET framework setup *if* you encounter problems.

Sorry if the installation KB section is confusing.

I will log a request to improve the installation KB articles to make them more clear, but for Windows 2003, these are the steps you should follow:

http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=185

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Installing VAULT on Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition

Installing VAULT on Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition

.NET 1.1 built-in to Windows Server 2003

Procedure for Microsoft Server 2003