I am really lost.
I am using WebGuide4 so that I can watch recorded TV on other machines on my LAN and I always get a Cassini fail during the WebGuide4 configuration. The message is:

"Couldn't stop/restart Cassini service. You can manually do this from the Cassini group in "start" menu."
When I go to start/programs/utildev/cassini webserver/ it shows "(empty)"

I came across the following on the ASP.NET forum which looked appropriate to my problem:

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SETUP
1. Download and install the .NET Framework SDK (installs GACUTIL.EXE)
2. From the start menu select 'Start/Control Panel/System/Advanced/Environment Variables', and add a new User Variable called 'PATH' with a value of 'C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322' (or wherever you've installed the .NET Framework to)
3. Download Cassini Sample Web Server (http://asp.net/Projects/Cassini/Download/download.aspx)
4. Install Cassini, open a command window and navigate to the installation directory (e.g. C:\Cassini)
5. Type 'build.bat'
6. Create directory 'C:\inetpub\wwwroot', share as 'wwwroot$' with permission for network users to change files.


RUNNING CASSINI
1. Start Cassini ('CassiniWebServer.exe')
2. Set Application Directory: C:\inetpub\wwwroot
3. Set Server Port: 80
4. Set Virtual Root: /
and so on
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I have followed the instructions down to "4. Set Virtual Root: / without problem. Do I need to go further than that bearing in mind I only want to show recorded TV on my MCE 2005 systems to other computers on my LAN.
I have forwarded the relevant port on my router.
Please help: I have lost many hours on this and I feel confident that your instructions are nearly solving my problem