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Most people are probably aware of the "aspnet_regiis" utility that exists in the "C:\WINDOWS\MICROSOFT.NET\FRAMEWORK\{versionNumber}\aspnet_regiis.exe" location. In ASP.NET V2.0, that utility has been enhanced to include a "-ga" switch (among other things). This switch will grant a specified user or group access to the IIS metabase and other directories used by ASP.NET. It does things that you previously had to do my hand like assigning the user to the IIS_WPG group, and other rights assignments. So you would use it like:

The latest podcast, this time, I actually do something....

The ASP.NET podcast show #27 is out and about, rather than me reproducing the entire show contents, go check em out at its new home here (http://www.aspnetpodcast.com/).

The ASP.NET Atlas team have just released an "Atlas Wiki Sample Kit" based on the current Atlas build. This Wiki comes as a .VSI file that installs an "Atlas Wiki" template into your list of templates for Visual Studio 2005 (currently C# only).

So here in Australia, the official VS2005, SQL 2005 etc... launch parties seem like they are going to be quite big. I have registered my attendance and looking forward to going along to these things. For us Microsoft centric techno-phobes, things dont get much bigger than a new release launch party like this one.... or so I thought... until I got this little gem in my inbox:

As you have probably already guessed, Wally has pumped out another podcast. I simply cannot keep up right now but am hoping to make some time and actually do something on the next podcast or two.

Not much posts from me lately, been busy finishing a chapter to an upcoming book on AJAX that I am working on with Wally McClure and Scott Cate.

Well thats what I get for being slack, Wally has slipped in another podcast just after I posted up about the last one.