Can you create a web site project in VS 2013 Express for web and deploy it to WinHost site?

I am not sure if it is supported and looking for one who might have. Presently I have some other problem with the site.

Interestingly you can use VS 2013 Express for Web and FTP the contents of your site on another hosting provider to your temp hosting site on Winhost.

Details are here:
http://hodentekhelp.blogspot.com/2014/02/how-do-you-copy-aspnet-website-on-one.html

 

Web Deploy in VS 2013 is supported. VS 2013 Express shouldn't be any different. What is the problem you're having?

 

I create a web site project(File System) and try to use the menu Publish and I get the following error.
I use the Control Panel credentials for username/password
I use Winhost.com for server name.
I create a profile
I use the URL of temporary site on Winhost
For site name I use /Test

 

There is a further problem with APPPOOL mismatch.
Here is the description of the error:
Web deployment task failed. (The application pool that you are trying to use has the 'managedRuntimeVersion' property set to 'v2.0'. This application requires 'v4.0'.
Learn more at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=221672#ERROR_APPPOOL_VERSION_MISMATCH.)

 

Strange I did not see the 4.x in the drop-down but now I see it. Looks like I am able to publish but I cannot access as it requires a username/password. The ones I have for Control Panel does not work. Where do I find the correct pair?

------ Build started: Project: WebSite1Test, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
------ Publish started: Project: WebSite1Test, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
Transformed Web.config using C:\Users\mysorian\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\WebSites\WebSite1Test\Web.Debug.config into C:\Users\mysorian\AppData\Local\Temp\WebSitePublish\WebSite1Test--385737728\obj\Debug\TransformWebConfig\transformed\Web.config.
Auto ConnectionString Transformed C:\Users\mysorian\AppData\Local\Temp\WebSitePublish\WebSite1Test--385737728\obj\Debug\TransformWebConfig\transformed\Web.config into C:\Users\mysorian\AppData\Local\Temp\WebSitePublish\WebSite1Test--385737728\obj\Debug\CSAutoParameterize\transformed\Web.config.
Copying all files to temporary location below for package/publish:
C:\Users\mysorian\AppData\Local\Temp\WebSitePublish\WebSite1Test--385737728\obj\Debug\Package\PackageTmp.
Start Web Deploy Publish the Application/package to https://w16.Winhost.com:8172/MsDeploy.axd?site=mysorian.com ...
Adding ACL's for path (mysorian.com/myapp)
Adding ACL's for path (mysorian.com/myapp)
Adding ACL's for path (mysorian.com/myapp/App_Data)
Updating file (mysorian.com/myapp\App_Data\StarterSite.sdf).
Adding ACL's for path (mysorian.com/myapp)
Adding ACL's for path (mysorian.com/myapp)
Adding ACL's for path (mysorian.com/myapp/App_Data)
Publish Succeeded.
Site was published successfully http://www.mysorian.com/myapp
========== Build: 1 succeeded or up-to-date, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========
========== Publish: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========

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It does get published, but the default page displays an error.
I think there is a problem in publishing a web site application suing VS 2013 Express for web to my site on your server. VS2103 by default uses ASP.NET 4.5 (I believe).