Publishing to ASP.NET IIS 7.5

If you have been performing deployments to older editions if IIS you may be in for a bit of a shock.  The IIS 7 series really changed the way GUI looks and separates a lot of the functionality - providing extensive control over how IIS applications interact.  This is a quick set of steps to get you started in creating a website in IIS 7.5 and publishing a VS 2010 ASP.NET project into that site.

Setting up your Folder
First, it is best to create a folder on a local drive and setup the permissions.  You will need to provide at least the "Network Service" rights to the folder.
1. Create the folder.
2.  Right-click and select Properties.
3.  Go to the Security tab.
4.  Add the following accounts:  \Network Service, \ASPNET, \IIS_IUSRS, \IUSR


1.  Open the Control Panel.
2.  Go to Administrative Tools.
3.  Double-click on Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
4.  Right-click on Sites and select Add Web Site.
5.  Enter in the Site Name.
6.  Select the Physical Path.
7.  Enter in the IP address (if applicable) and the Port (if different than 80).
8.  Enter in a Host name (if applicable). 
9.  Click OK.  If you still have the "Default Web Site" you might have to disable that if using the same port for testing.