>>Hello,
>>
>>Is the .NET Runtime installed on the server / deployed machine?
>>Sounds like the machine doesn't know how do deal with these file types.
>>
>>>Hi.
>>>I have a Web Form based app woriking ok in Visual Studio, but when I deploy it, I cannot get the first screen to run.
>>>On the deployd machine (I have set up all the IIS stuff), If I click on the first page (called Login.aspx) in IE, it just brings up Notepad and goes into edit mode.
>>>Anybody any ideas of what might be casuing this.
>>>Regards,
>>>Gerard
>
>How does this work? Does NET have an installer that you can use to create deployable apps, including the runtime? Or do you need to do separate setups, etc and then copy files over to get it working?

Here is how I deploy my ASP.NET apps:

1. If Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 is not installed on the web server, download and install it from the following link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en

2. Create virtual directory or web site on the web server. Xcopy of pages and the .DLL (that goes to BIN folder).

3. Depending if web server uses IIS 5.0 or IIS 6.0 you need to perform another step. On IIS 6.0 you need to allow ASP.NET to run on the server. I don't have IIS 6.0 on this PC and forgot the term they use. But I can look for it if you are using IIS 6.0. That's why you might be getting a notepad instead of the page running.

HTH.