The Web Platform Installer (Web PI) is a simple tool that allows you to install all or part of Microsoft’s entire Web Platform, including IIS 6.0 and 7.0, SQL Server 2008 Express Edition, .NET ...

Is it a sign of the times? People want an easy way to install applications on their PCs. Microsoft's Web Platform Installer (news, site) is certainly looking like just the ticket. Released to the ...

Microsoft isn’t exactly known for championing open source projects. So it’s rather surprising (in a good way) to see the company release something called the Microsoft Web Platform Installer, which ...

Facing criticism that the beta of its Web Platform Installer didn't support Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, Microsoft addressed that complaint with the release candidate made available yesterday.

Microsoft announced today the release of Web Platform Installer (Web PI) 1.0, a free downloadable tool designed to help install the Microsoft Web Platform or its components. The whole platform can be ...

There was a lot of interesting news coming out of MIX09 yesterday. A new beta release for the Microsoft Web Platform Installer was one of them. What's new in Beta 2? And what's this we hear about the ...

BANGALORE, INDIA: Developing a web application on Windows using its tools is a lot simpler than we think it could be. .NET, Visual Studio etc. all help in increasing the productivity of a developer ...

Microsoft combines all-in-one installation, a gallery of templates, and coding shortcuts to speed dev and deployment of Windows-based websites WebMatrix is Microsoft’s new easy on-ramp to the busy Web ...

The Web Platform Installer (Web PI) is a simple free tool that allows you to install all or part of Microsoft’s entire Web Platform and keep each individual component up-to-date. Web PI downloads an ...