Other Resources for IIS Administrators

This topic contains links to resources such as developer libraries, communities, newsgroups, support sites, downloads, product information, and news.

The following links, including their content, are subject to change without notice.

Support (Including Communities and Newsgroups)

  • Microsoft Communities

    Lists communities, newsgroups, chats, and other resources for developers and administrators using any Microsoft product. Join an IIS newsgroup to ask questions of other users and of the developers at Microsoft.

  • Microsoft TechNet

    Contains articles written by people in the industry to help with specific scenarios and problems. Look here for the latest tools and bulletins.

  • Microsoft Help and Support

    Contains the support Web site for all customers. Look here for downloads, knowledge base articles, customer service, and links to community newsgroups where you often find answers from developers who work on the products that you use.

  • Got Dot Net

    Contains articles and message boards that cater to .NET developers, complete with tutorials, samples, and community links.

  • IIS Answers

    Contains articles and message boards that cater to IIS developers and administrators who want to share information with their peers.

  • 15 Seconds

    Contains resources such as news and product reports on the security issues affecting ecommerce environments.

Downloads and Samples

  • MSDN Code Center

    Contains downloadable code samples produced by customers and internal Microsoft developers who work with real-world development scenarios.

  • Platform SDK Update

    Provides download updates to SDKs, including sample source code, header files, and tools.

  • Microsoft Windows Update

    Provides automatic software updates for Microsoft software. Look here for tools to scan your system for available updates.

  • Tools and Utilities

    Lists useful tools and utilities that can be downloaded, such as the Log Parser tool.

  • URLScan

    Contains the source code for the URLScan ISAPI filter which stops many types of attacks on your server.

Developer Libraries

  • MSDN Online Library

    Contains the Software Developer Kits (SDKs) for all Microsoft products, as well as technical articles, seminars, columns, book excerpts, and downloads. Sample source code and header files are not available here. (See Platform SDK Update.)

  • Using SDK Headers

    Contains information on how to use the SDK header files in compiled applications.

  • Active Directory Service Interface (ADSI) SDK

    Contains information about how to develop ADSI in applications or scripts to manage a computer. Basic methods defined in this SDK are needed when using the IIS ADSI provider.

  • Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) SDK

    Contains information about how to develop WMI in applications or scripts to manage a computer. Basic methods defined in this SDK are needed when using the IIS WMI provider.

  • Windows Scripting SDK (VBScript and JScript)

    Contains information about how to write VBScript and JScript code. This is useful for creating ASP files.

  • ASP.NET SDK

    Contains information about how to develop ASP.NET applications, including tutorials and sample code.

  • .NET Framework SDK

    Contains information about how to develop .NET applications in VB.NET, C#, and managed C++, including tutorials and sample code.

  • Visual Studio SDK (C/C++, Visual Basic)

    Contains information about how to develop applications in VB, C, and C++, including tutorials and sample code.

  • COM+ SDK

    Contains information about how to develop COM+ applications. This is useful for creating COM components that are called from ASP files.

Product Information and News