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Windows XP Home Edition does not support IIS

1. You might need to put your Windows XP Pro CD to the PC.

2. Go to Control Panel, Add Eliminate Programs, then Add/Remove Windows Components. In the Windows Components window, place an always check mark

beside Internet Information Services (IIS), then click next, then click end.

3. All through installation, Windows creates a directory at C:inetpubwwwroot and places several files there. You can view the home page of your

web browser by typing or (where COMPUTER_NAME is the actual name of your computer) to the

Handle bar of any internet browser. You should see some basic IIS information in the net, if you havent put any files in C:inetpubwwwroot

browser only at that address.

4. Your on line server is now working. The unit for IIS is found in Get a grip on Panel > Administration Tools (if you use Classic View; under

Performance and Maintenance if not).

The next steps are for adding a brand new virtual directory.

5. To add a brand new virtual directory, open the IIS management console (stage 4), click the plus signs on the left before you see Default Web

Site, then right-click about it and select New > Virtual Directory.

6. The Virtual Directory Creation Wizard is now on the screen. Click Next on the first screen. Sort an Alias for the website. This is

After to see your site ( example: ) the name you will sort. Click Next.

7. So you should enter the directory path. Click Browse and search to the appropriate directory location for your new websites files. This

location will in all probability be C:inetpubwwwrootALIAS. Press next.

8. On the last screen security information will be seen by you. Check all of the boxes, If you are not focused on implementing security. In the event that you

Wish to run ASP scripts, find the first two. Press next.

9. Your virtual directory is established. It can be viewed by you by typing to the browsers address bar.

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