ASP.NET and installing on our new server

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Hi there,<BR><BR>We are currently about to set up a new Windows 2000 server and we wish to install ASP.net so we can start implementing this technology in our web applications. My question is - once installed can older websites (that use ADO 2.5 and the old asp) still work on this system if needed to?<BR><BR>Also with ASP.NET is it recommended to code all business logic in COM components still or does ASP.NET provide similar scalablitity which allows developers to code all logic in the ASP.net pages?<BR><BR>regards,<BR><BR>Matt>My question is - once installed can older websites (that use ADO 2.5 and the old asp) still work on this system if needed to?<BR><BR><BR>Yup, classic ASP and ASP.NET can run on the same Web server with no problems.<BR><BR>>Also with ASP.NET is it recommended to code all business logic in COM components still or does ASP.NET provide similar scalablitity which allows developers to code all logic in the ASP.net pages?<BR><BR>You should use .NET components - these are components that are created with .NET compatible language (VB.NET/C#).The answer to your first question is yes, you can run classic asp pages along side of asp.net web pages. This is possible because the .net framework is not just an upgrade to asp 3.0, it is a completely different runtime. There is more to it if anyone can explain it better.<BR><BR>Second, one of the beautiful things about .Net is that everything is compiled. This means that you can create objects (classes) that can be consumed from any other class. .NET technology is based on some of the principals of COM, but in an easier-to-use way. For instance, instead of registering dll's on the server, you now just drop them in the application's 'bin' directory. They are then fully functional pieces of you application that can be accessed through code. So, yes it is still recommended that you modularize your code with COM objects, I'm just not sure if they are called COM objects any more...<BR><BR>I am no expert yet, but I believe these two answers to be accurate. A good book to pick up would be Professional ASP.NET by WROX press. I'm reading it right now, as I develop in .NET and it has been very helpful, and insightful.<BR><BR>Best of luck!thanks guys. I might get that book!