Install IIS

Install and setup
A step-by-step guide to install and configure everything you need to run umbraco 3.0.x on Windows XP Pro. (including IIS, MSXML, .NET Framework, AJAX, SQL Server 2005 Express, SQL Server Management Studios Express, and umbraco 3.0.x)

Contents

• Introduction
• Install IIS
• Install .NET 2.0 Framework
• Install ASP.NET AJAX 1.0
• Install MSXML
• Install SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2
• Install SQL Server Management Studio Express
• Configure SQL Server 2005 Express
• Install umbraco 3.0.x Files
• Configure IIS
• Configure umbraco 3.0.x
• Congratulations!

Install IIS

Note: You will need your Windows XP Professional CD

Install Microsoft's web server, Internet Information Server 5.1 (IIS) from the Windows XP Pro installation CD.

1. Place the Windows XP Professional CD-ROM in your CD Drive.
2. Click Start, click Control Panel, and click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. The Windows Components Wizard appears.
4. Place a check in the box for Internet Information Services (IIS), leaving all the default installation settings intact.
   
5. Click Next.
6. Click Finish.

Once IIS is installed on your machine you can view your home page in a web browser by typing http://localhost into the address bar of your web browser. Since you have not yet created a web site you should see the default start page and the IIS documentation.

You will configure IIS in a few moments, after installing a few other software packages.