ASP

I just purchased a book on ASP published by Sams. Everything is going ok, but I do have one question. Can you view ASP offline, because according to the book you can but I can't seem to view my pages( ASP ) offline. I have PWS running on windows 98. Is there something that I am missing? Thanks for your response. I hope that I am not offending anyone by asking a question about a Microsoft product. I want you to know that I am a java advocate for life.:>)