Installing Internet Information Server

Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional users should install Internet Information Server (IIS).

If you’re a Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional user, check whether IIS is already installed and running on your system. The way to do this is to look for the C:\Inetpub folder. If it doesn’t exist, IIS is probably not installed on your system.

To install IIS on Windows 2000 and XP Professional:

1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, or Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
2. Select Add/Remove Windows Components.
3. Select Internet Information Services (IIS) and click Next.
4. Follow the installation instructions.

You can test the web server after installing it. See Testing IIS.

Related topics

• Web server basics