April 14, 2002 - Installing IIS

Yehuda Shiran April 14, 2002
Installing IIS
Tips: April 2002

Yehuda Shiran, Ph.D.
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The first action you need to take before starting to learn the .NET Framework, is installing Microsoft's Internet Information Services on your PC. This will add a new dimension to your client computer--it will transform it to a Web server. Don't hesitate to install the server as explained below. From our experience, your client computer will continue to function as before. You will have one more powerful application on your PC--the IIS server.

Windows comes with IIS components built in--you just need to install it if not installed originally. Go to the Control Panel, enter the Add or Remove Programs utility. The window is divided into two panes. The main area lists all installed programs. The left bar has three icons. The bottom one is labeled Add/Remove Windows Components. Click on it to get the following window (XP's shown):

Examine the Internet Information Services (IIS) line. If it's already marked, you already have IIS installed on your system. If it's not, mark it, click on the Next button, and follow the installation wizard.

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