# Ms asp.net web matrix

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**Created:** [March 31, 2006, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ms-asp-net-web-matrix/183936 "2006-03-31T11:28:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheMilkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@TheMilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheMilkman)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ms-asp-net-web-matrix/183936/1 "2006-03-31T11:28:46Z")

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Not sure where to have posted it, hopefully someone can help. My friend has Ms Web Matrix installed on her comp. It was working fine y’day. But now it keeps saying “can’t find localhost”. I have tried changing the port number and she does not have a firewall running either. Even tried reinstalling the whole thign. Still nada. Kinda lost now as to how to solve the problem. Thanks in advance for your help.

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**Author:** ![nrirureta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/57b2e6/32.png) [@nrirureta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nrirureta)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ms-asp-net-web-matrix/183936/2 "2006-03-31T13:26:29Z")

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i loved Web Matrix until one day it wouldnt even start…  
i cant know what your problem is…  
but there is a much better tool which is also free…  
Visual Web Developer 2005…

[http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/default.aspx](http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/default.aspx)

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**Author:** ![TheMilkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@TheMilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheMilkman)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ms-asp-net-web-matrix/183936/3 "2006-03-31T15:06:33Z")

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> [@nrirureta](#):
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> i loved Web Matrix until one day it wouldnt even start…  
> i cant know what your problem is…  
> but there is a much better tool which is also free…  
> Visual Web Developer 2005…
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> [http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/default.aspx](http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/default.aspx)

Thanks pal. it worked a treat :party:

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**Author:** ![bsw2112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@bsw2112](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bsw2112)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ms-asp-net-web-matrix/183936/4 "2006-03-31T15:08:43Z")

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> [@TheMilkman](#):
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> Thanks pal. it worked a treat :party:

The problem is that it uses ASP 2.0 which is not offered by all hosts

Another tool that is great and open source is SharpDevelop

There is one for ASP 1.1 and one for ASP 2.0

[http://www.sharpdevelop.net/OpenSource/SD/Download/](http://www.sharpdevelop.net/OpenSource/SD/Download/)