Summary
By installing the .NET Framework and the ASP.NET Web Matrix Project, which includes a Web server, you have set up your computer so that you can create and test ASP.NET Web pages. While you can install the .NET Framework on any version of Windows from Windows 98 on, keep in mind that in order to work with ASP.NET, you must be using Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 as your operating system.
Without one of these three operating systems, you will need to have your ASP.NET Web pages hosted on a computer that does meet this requirement. Fortunately, there are thousands of companies out there that provide such a service. If you decide to host the ASP.NET Web pages on a remote computer, you should still install the .NET Framework ...
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