Install Self-signed SSL with IIS 6.0

     The IIS 6.0 resource kit is provided by Microsoft for installing a self-signed testing certificate into IIS. To install it, do follow:

1. Download IIS 6.0 resource kit tools from Here
2. Install the resource kit, but only for Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
3. Go to Start Menu -> All Progrem -> IIS resource -> SelfSSL, click “SelfSSL”
4. In the pop-up command prompt, type “selfssl” to run the program
5. Type “Y” to apply the setting to the website in IIS
6. Test your website by using URL “https://user_website”

Fixing “Unable to get the project file from the Web Server”

     When trying to open an existing project in Visual Studio 2003, if keep getting a pop up message “Unable to get the project file from the Web Server”:

     Try following to fix the problem:

1. Check the webinfo file, make sure the “URLPath” is correct.
2. Recreate the virtual directory for it and restart IIS.
3. Delete the project cache in “C:Documents and SettingsusernameVSWebCache”

Visual Studio Website Administration Tool & SQL Server Express

      In Visual Studio the Website Administration Tool lets you view and manage the Web site configuration through a simple Web interface. But sometimes there is problem which is when using the Website Administration Tool to make a new connection for a new website, for example, using the security tab of the Website Administration Tool to manage rules for securing specific resources in the web application or website, it will display an error message “Unable to connect to SQL Server database”, even you have SQL Server Express installed and no problem to connect to it.
      To solve this problem, try one or more of the following ways:
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