>Hi,
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>I am trying to understand what is a better choice for an Intranet ASP.NET application? (note that not Internet but Intranet): Web Site or Virtual Directory.
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>When I go to the Web server, I can add a Web Site to the Web Sites Item in the IIS. Or I can expand Web Sites and then right-mouse click on Default Web Sites and Add Virtual Directory to the Default Web Site. I really don't understand the difference and therefore don't know which one has an advantage for ASP.NET intranet application.
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>I would appreciate any input or suggestions.

Is IIS currently using the default web site for content other than your app? If so it might be preferable to create a new web site on a different IP address - that way you can start and stop it, control access etc without affecting the default site.