Internet Information Server installation

[Guest]

I want to install Internet Infformation Server on Windows Xp Home Edition.
Please help me to do that and if its not possible then please give me some
other solution because I am in emergency.
I have to do a project which needs IIS but I have XP Home Edition please
help me

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

If you need IIS, then you'll need to upgrade to Windows XP Professional.
It is not available, nor can it be installed, in Windows XP Home Edition.

Windows XP Home Edition Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

An upgrade to Windows XP Pro is a smooth transition will not affect your
current programs or files if you use the following procedure:

1. Purchase a conventional "Retail Upgrade Version" [boxed] of Windows XP Professional.
2. Uninstall your antivirus program.
3. Perform a backup of your important documents and files to a CD, DVD, or other backup media.
4. Disconnect all hardware peripheral devices, except the monitor, keyboard and mouse.
5. While running Windows XP Home, insert the Windows XP Pro CD in the drive and select
the default "Upgrade" setup option. [Do not select "New Installation"]
6. Visit the Windows Update site to download all the critical updates.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| I want to install Internet Infformation Server on Windows Xp Home Edition.
| Please help me to do that and if its not possible then please give me some
| other solution because I am in emergency.
| I have to do a project which needs IIS but I have XP Home Edition please
| help me
| --
| mark-pranay

 

[Chris Priede]

Hi,

I want to install Internet Infformation Server on Windows
Xp Home Edition.

Unfortunately, Home does not come with IIS.

An unsupported and fairly difficult-sounding hack has been discussed on
various websites, for installing IIS on XP Home off of a Windows Server CD.
However, that might violate your licensing agreement (and you probably don't
have a Windows Server CD handy, anyhow).

please give me some other solution because I am in emergency.
I have to do a project which needs IIS but I have XP Home Edition

If your project happens to have to do with web development, consider the
ASP.NET Web Matrix:

http://asp.net/webmatrix/default.aspx?tabindex=4&tabid=46

Quote:

"Development Web Server. Develop and test your ASP.NET applications,
without requiring IIS. Web Matrix includes a lightweight personal web server
that serves most web content, including ASP.NET pages and XML Web Services,
for local requests. "