In the last six months, I have tried every possible thing to get my IIS 5.5 running on my Windows XP Prpfessional box so that I can develop ASP.NET applications on my computer. In the last few hours of trying, I have realized that something is wrong with my IIS and it always gives me HTTP return code 500, which according to the RFP detailing HTTP 1.0 and 1.1, is very generic.

I checked the event log and it always tells me that the user name and password to access the account on the server failed.

Anyway, my only option I think is to get a new installation of IIS from someone else. Until then, is it possible for PWS to run on Windows XP Professional and deliver ASPX? I have v1.1 of the framework.