A while back I wrote about my experiences installing SQL (and additionally .NET 3.5 SP1) on a Windows Server 2008 VPS. For various reasons I decided not to keep the VPS server at the time (mostly because of the cost, and the fact that I didn’t really have a strong need for it). Recently, however, I’ve really begun to ramp up my ASP.NET MVC development work, and it’s blatantly apparent that I need a Windows server full time. After shopping around for a while, I decided to go back to KickAssVPS.com and see what their packages looked like. Having ordered my shiny new VPS, the next step was to get the environment configured for hosting my MVC applications.
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May 09
.NET 3.5 SP1 on a Windows 2008 VPS
Recently I’ve been debating moving my site over to a Windows VPS. If I make this move, I’m hoping to take advantage of the new features available in Windows Server 2008 as well as .NET 3.5 SP1 and IIS 7. After some preliminary research, I decided to give KickAssVPS.com a try. Within a few hours of my order, they had my VPS up and running, and so far I’ve been fairly pleased with the performance.
When I logged into my VPS, one of the things I wanted to install right away was SQL Server 2008. In order for SQL Server 2008 to install, you must first have installed the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. I figured it was no big deal and decided to let SQL handle my install. Once the installer got going, it immediately halted and displayed an error message telling me it couldn’t be installed. After checking the log file, I found the following:
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