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How to set up Personal Web Server 4

So you wanna set up a small web or development server with ASP capabilities and you don't want to spend an absurd amount of money on NT/2000, right? Well, there is one simple FREE answer: Personal Web Server 4.0. This article will discuss the installation and set up of it. Here we go!

1. Download
To run Personal Web Server, you must have Internet Explorer 4 or later. You must also download a copy of Personal Web Server (clicking on this link will download PWS for Windows 98).

2. Install
After you download Personal Web Server 4.0, run the install package EXE file and select where you would like the installation files to go to. After the installation files are extracted, run setup.exe. Just tell the installation program to install the typical components, unless you know exactly what you want installed. Installation usually takes a long time (Microsoft product :).

3. Restart and Run
Make sure that you restart your machine after you install Personal Web Server. After your machine has restarted, verify that Personal Web Server is running by looking for its icon in the system tray (the right side of the taskbar where the time is).

4. Making Your First ASP File
Now that you have installed and set up Personal Web Server 4, you can create a simple ASP page. The root for Personal Web Server is "c:\inetpub\wwwroot" by default. Create a file called "default.asp" in the server root. In that file, put the following code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Welcome to my ASP Page!</title>
<body>
Hello! The date is <%=date%> and the time is <%=time%>. Have a nice day!
</body>
</html>

Save and close "default.asp". Open up Internet Explorer and type in "http://localhost/default.asp" and your new page should show up with the time and date that your computer is currently set to.

5. You're Done! Cool!
Congratuations! You have successfully set up Personal Web Server 4.0 and made an Active Server Page!