So I’m trying to get Darren’s SingleUserBlog V2 up and running under Windows Vista and IIS7 so I can debug the Readify Bloggers OPML webpart that doesn’t seem to be working (even though it’s a valid OPML file)
So the first step was to open IIS Manager and select “Create Application” under “Default Web Site”. Then setup [...]

Virtual Server 2005 requires IIS and the IISAdmin service to be installed. However these are not installed by default on Windows Vista.
Thanks to NickMacKechnie’s Weblog, I found the list of IIS components that are required.
Use the following command line to install IIS before installing Virtual Server 2005:
start /w pkgmgr /l:log.etw /iu:IIS-WebServerRole;IIS-WebServer;IIS-CommonHttpFeatures;IIS-StaticContent;IIS-DefaultDocument;IIS-DirectoryBrowsing;IIS-HttpErrors;IIS-HttpRedirect;IIS-ApplicationDevelopment;IIS-ASPNET;IIS-NetFxExtensibility;IIS-ASP;IIS-CGI;IIS-ISAPIExtensions;IIS-ISAPIFilter;IIS-ServerSideIncludes;IIS-HealthAndDiagnostics;IIS-HttpLogging;IIS-LoggingLibraries;IIS-RequestMonitor;IIS-HttpTracing;IIS-CustomLogging;IIS-ODBCLogging;IIS-Security;IIS-BasicAuthentication;IIS-WindowsAuthentication;IIS-DigestAuthentication;IIS-ClientCertificateMappingAuthentication;IIS-IISCertificateMappingAuthentication;IIS-URLAuthorization;IIS-RequestFiltering;IIS-IPSecurity;IIS-Performance;IIS-HttpCompressionStatic;IIS-HttpCompressionDynamic;IIS-WebServerManagementTools;IIS-ManagementConsole;IIS-ManagementScriptingTools;IIS-ManagementService;IIS-IIS6ManagementCompatibility;IIS-Metabase;IIS-WMICompatibility;IIS-LegacyScripts;IIS-LegacySnapIn;IIS-FTPPublishingService;IIS-FTPServer;IIS-FTPManagement;WAS-WindowsActivationService;WAS-ProcessModel;WAS-NetFxEnvironment;WAS-ConfigurationAPI

Today I discovered one of the neat new features in Windows Vista, that is Windows Flip 3D.

Just like alt-tab, Windows-tab (Flip 3D) allows you to “flip through open windows in a stack”.
Why is this great? Well, it let’s you preview the whole window before you switch to it. I guess this can save you time. [...]

Search is everywhere in Windows Vista. There’s a search box at the top of Internet Explorer and just above the Start button.

But if you just can’t get used to the default Windows Live search, then don’t fret. Head over to Add Search Providers to Internet Explorer 7.
Add your own Search Provider
You can also add a [...]