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IIS 6.0
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PsionicStorm
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Hello Edge07,
IIS 5.1 is the watered down version of IIS that comes with Windows XP, and it doesn't install automatically. It has to be added later with "add/remove Windows componants". when I say watered down, I mean that you can only have one virtual website running under it. It will not allow you to add another. IIS 6.0 comes with the Windows Server 2003 family of operating systems, and has all functionality. I could be wrong, but by what I have read, there is no way to get a copy of IIS 6.0 for installation on an XP box.
I hope I've helped
regards
IIS 5.1 is the watered down version of IIS that comes with Windows XP, and it doesn't install automatically. It has to be added later with "add/remove Windows componants". when I say watered down, I mean that you can only have one virtual website running under it. It will not allow you to add another. IIS 6.0 comes with the Windows Server 2003 family of operating systems, and has all functionality. I could be wrong, but by what I have read, there is no way to get a copy of IIS 6.0 for installation on an XP box.
I hope I've helped
regards
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PsionicStorm
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wagnj1 and Edge07
like I said earlier, XP doesn't come with IIS installed. It has to be installed using the "add/remove windows componants" option. When you open the add/remove windows componants dialogue box, and choose to add IIS, it will ask for your Windows XP CD. Now, it has occured to me that if, and I emphasize "if", there is an executable on the windows 2003 disk that would allow you to just install, you might be able to just pop it into your Windows XP machine and run the executable. But I am almost positive that it doesn't work that way. I have searched and searched on "IIS 6.0 and Windows XP" in various search engines and have seen nothing but people saying that IIS 6.0 only installs and works on Windows 2003. Is there a IIS or IIS 6.0 forum on Tek-Tips that can answer our questions? I just might stroll on over there and ask around, because I've been wanting to know the answer to this question myself for some time.
Take care, and good luck.
PsionicStorm
like I said earlier, XP doesn't come with IIS installed. It has to be installed using the "add/remove windows componants" option. When you open the add/remove windows componants dialogue box, and choose to add IIS, it will ask for your Windows XP CD. Now, it has occured to me that if, and I emphasize "if", there is an executable on the windows 2003 disk that would allow you to just install, you might be able to just pop it into your Windows XP machine and run the executable. But I am almost positive that it doesn't work that way. I have searched and searched on "IIS 6.0 and Windows XP" in various search engines and have seen nothing but people saying that IIS 6.0 only installs and works on Windows 2003. Is there a IIS or IIS 6.0 forum on Tek-Tips that can answer our questions? I just might stroll on over there and ask around, because I've been wanting to know the answer to this question myself for some time.
Take care, and good luck.
PsionicStorm
There is an IIS forum but i can tell you not it doesn't work on XP.
There are a number of free alternatives like
Works a charm and is fully functional.
There are a number of free alternatives like
Works a charm and is fully functional.
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