Vidahost web hosting - Linux only?

BruLuc

I have two domains (.com and .co.uk) registered with 123Reg and am looking for basic (and low cost) web hosting. It's for showcasing and, hopefully, selling artwork. A friend has constructed the website and the only key requirements he's mentioned is the need for it to support Windows + asp.net + databases.

Have seen good reviews for Vidahost and the price for the basic package is an affordable £17 per year. However, when I contacted their sales team, I was told that their web hosting packages only supported Linux and if I want to use windows I have to use their Cloud service for £119.88 per year (£9.99 per mon)!

What I'm confused about it that their webpage makes no reference to Linux (but equally no reference to windows or asp.net),

I would appreciate if their are any Vidahost web hosting users out there who could confirm that they don't support Windows on their basic web hosting.

Many thanks.

Farway

I am suprised at this, I use Vidahost hosting, and windows, I have no problems at all and have found them to be very helpful & supportive

I am posting links just to show how they are in Windows

http://www.rneba.org.uk/

http://www.ageconcerncowplain.org.uk/

http://www.alfackrill.org.uk/

System

Windows hosting details here.

System

Farway wrote: »

I am suprised at this, I use Vidahost hosting, and windows, I have no problems at all and have found them to be very helpful & supportive

I am posting links just to show how they are in Windows

http://www.rneba.org.uk/

http://www.ageconcerncowplain.org.uk/

http://www.alfackrill.org.uk/

They look like standard websites that could be hosted on *nix or Windows boxes. I see nothing on those sites or in the source code to indicate that they are hosted on Windows servers - no dotnet etc

You appear to be paying a premium for Windows hosting and not using the facilities it gives you

digp

Try downtownhost.com and if you chat to them on their chat option they might even give you a discount !

BruLuc

!!!!!! wrote: »

Windows hosting details here.

Brilliant, thanks. No idea how you navigated to that page from their home page - I must be being stupid.

...Edit - just found it on the Web Hosting drop down!

Farway

!!!!!! wrote: »

They look like standard websites that could be hosted on *nix or Windows boxes. I see nothing on those sites or in the source code to indicate that they are hosted on Windows servers - no dotnet etc

You appear to be paying a premium for Windows hosting and not using the facilities it gives you

I am not paying a premium, one site is hosted free as a charity, the other is reduced as not for profit organisation