Installing IIS on Windows XP Professional

Windows XP Professional includes Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 which makes it possible for you to host your own Web site on the Internet or your internal intranet. IIS includes a broad range of administrative features for managing Web sites. The Windows XP installation of IIS can service only 10 simultaneous client connections and only one Web site. It does not have all the features of the server version. It cannot be installed on Windows XP Home.

To install IIS 5.1 on Windows XP Pro follow these steps:

1. Click on Start then Settings and then Control Panel (or Start, Control Panel).

2 Double click Add or Remove Programs.

3. Click on Add/Remove Windows Components.

4. Click on Internet Information Services (IIS) and then click Details.

5. In Internet Information Services (IIS), check the boxes for SMTP Service and World Wide Web Service, and then click OK. You can check File Transfer Protocol as well if you want to setup an FTP site.

6. In Windows Component selection, ensure that the Internet Information Services (IIS) check box is selected, and then click OK to install the components that you selected. You may need to insert your Windows XP Professional CD during the installation

7. The Internet Information Services console can be found under Administrative Tools

After you are finished you can go ahead and setup your new website using the IIS console.