Opening web project set to IIS directory in machine without IIS, pointing to embedded server

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I can open a web project in TFS; however, in my QA environment I have to change it to use IIS. In my local dev environment, I don't have IIS and can't install it.

New company rules deny access in QA to me and I can't open my web project to fix it in my machine.

When I open the project I receive "The Web Application Project ... is configured to use IIS. To access local IIS Web sites, you must run Visual Studio in the context of an administrator account." Then I open as administrator but VS asks for the virtual directory to be creatred on my IIS.

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1 Answers

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The NgM link can really help, but if you need a step-by-step way than go to your .csproj file property. Make it writable, open it in a text editor and search for <UseIIS>True</UseIIS> turn it to <UseIIS>False</UseIIS>. Open solution, get the latest version and when you receive a warning, keep the local version of your modified .csproj. You can too check-in your modified .csproj to stop troubles in the next latest version.

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