Monthly Archives: August 2009

Hosts File Manager extension for IIS 7

I’ve just released the first version of my new side project, the Hosts File Manager extension for IIS 7. The extension does pretty much what it says on the can, providing a user interface to edit the local hosts file … Continue reading

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Debugging IIS 7 extensions in Windows 7

I came across some curious behavior when trying to debug an IIS extension that I’m working on. When I went to select “InetMgr.exe” as the startup program, it wasn’t there. I checked the folder using Windows Explorer and, sure enough, … Continue reading

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Enable net.pipes in IIS 7 on Windows 7 Professional

I recently went to configure a net pipes service in Windows 7 (Professional 64-bit) and found that it wasn’t available. I quickly proceeded to “Turn Windows features on or off”, but couldn’t find it there either. I eventually found the … Continue reading

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