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I caught an interesting post on the Windows Server blog earlier today about the release of the Microsoft Web Platform Installer beta. This thing is pretty slick and if you do any web development in the Microsoft world, it’s something you’ll want to grab whenever setting up a new environment.

No more wandering around the various Microsoft sites trying to find what you want. Just run this new little app, set a profile (or go all custom-fu if you want) and let it download what it needs and get you ready to develop. It’ll even grab SQL Express 2008 and Visual Web Developer 2008 Express if you want or need them.

It includes the IIS 7 web server and whatever additional options or configuration might be necessary (and there appear to be tons of ‘em). Heck, it even has a PHP Developer’s profile for the web server config.

Side Note: Microsoft must be getting into the PHP thing a bit. For instance, I’ve noticed Expression Web 2 offers PHP syntax hiliting and the built-in web server processes PHP as well.

Downside? The web platform installer is Vista and Windows 2008 only. No XP. *sigh* That’s a buzz kill.

Final note: The facelift at Microsoft /web is worth a look too.

Final Final note: As I finish this, I see Scott Hanselman has this announced as well. Check his post and the original announcement out for additional details.

One Response to “Microsoft Web Platform Installer”

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