Thread: Installing IIS on Windows XP Professional

Windows XP Professional comprises Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 which makes it probable for you to host your own Web site on the Internet or your internal intranet. IIS comprises a broad range of administrative marks for managing Web sites. The Windows XP fitting of IIS can service only 10 concurrent client connections and only one Web site. It does not have all the marks of the server version. It cannot be mounted on Windows XP Home.

To mount IIS 5.1 on Windows XP Pro follow these steps:

1. Click on Start then Settings and then Control Panel (or Start, Control Panel).

2 Double clicks Add or Remove Programs.

3. Click on Add/Remove Windows Components.

4. Click on Internet Information Services (IIS) and then click particulars.



5. In Internet Information Services (IIS), check the boxes for SMTP Service and World Wide Web Service and then click OK. You can verify File Transfer Protocol too if you desire to system an FTP site.



6. In Windows Component selection, make sure that the Internet Information Services (IIS) check box is chosen and then click OK to install the components that you chosen. You may need to interleave your Windows XP Professional CD during the fitting

7. The Internet Information Services console can be found under Administrative Tools.

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