# I have windows XP, can i run asp pages **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [December 22, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-windows-xp-can-i-run-asp-pages/97479 "2003-12-22T22:59:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bigbadmilkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bigbadmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbadmilkman)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-windows-xp-can-i-run-asp-pages/97479/1 "2003-12-22T22:59:32Z")
Hi I want to build a shopping cart application in ASP using VB script, and I am using Windows XP at the moment. I found out that in order to make ASP pages u need IIS, or PWS. Does MS XP Home edition come with the features, or do i need to be using Windows NT ? I am a beginner at this so any help would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Rasta666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Rasta666](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rasta666)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-windows-xp-can-i-run-asp-pages/97479/2 "2004-08-21T19:47:43Z")
stupid home edition… i want asp ---
**Author:** ![Marble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Marble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Marble)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-windows-xp-can-i-run-asp-pages/97479/3 "2004-08-21T22:28:24Z")
asp (VBScript) is not [ASP.net](http://ASP.net), just in case that wasn’t mentioned. He was asking about ASP3 (VBScript), in which case you would need to run IIS. There is a way to install IIS on WinXP home, but it takes a bit of work and registry hacking (search google) If you want to develop using Visual [Basic.net](http://Basic.net) for [APS.net](http://APS.net) apps, the best tool is Web Matrix, which is free (built by the creators of [ASP.net](http://ASP.net)) and also comes with a built in IIS server for testing - installs with Web Matrix. It needs the .net framework of course, so unless that cannot install onto xp home, then I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work… ---
**Author:** ![ol4pr0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5fc32e/32.png) [@ol4pr0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ol4pr0)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-windows-xp-can-i-run-asp-pages/97479/4 "2004-08-22T05:09:06Z")
> [@Oktrust](#): > > I think it will hard to use database like access or use ODBC Why would u want to use access anyway ??? ASP XP does it even mather ??? [size=1]sssssssttttt[/size] ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-windows-xp-can-i-run-asp-pages/97479/5 "2004-08-22T05:28:33Z")
you need apache… and chilisoft\_asp… that’s all 😜 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-windows-xp-can-i-run-asp-pages/97479/6 "2004-08-22T07:30:27Z")
> [@ol4pr0](#): > > Why would u want to use access anyway ??? > > ASP XP does it even mather ??? [size=1]sssssssttttt[/size] dude access is not that bad. i mean personally i think mySQL is better, but let’s not totally bash access 😉 ---
**Author:** ![norie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@norie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/norie)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-windows-xp-can-i-run-asp-pages/97479/7 "2004-08-23T07:46:03Z")
> [@Digitalosophy](#): > > dude access is not that bad. i mean personally i think mySQL is better, but let’s not totally bash access 😉 Access isn’t THAT bad. I use it once in a while, especially when other empolyees are required to enter large amounts of data in to a non critical database, i use access rather than sql server. It lets them think they have more ‘power’ rather than giving them a form page or making a dts package.