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No PWS or IIS on Windows XP Home

It has come to light that Windows XP HomeWith the Windows 2000 in your disk drive go
Edition does not support PWS (personal webto  Start  >  Run  type  the  following
server) or IIS (internet information server)
both are used to test apps written in ASP orexpand  d:/i386/iis.dl_  c:/temp/iis2.dll
ASP.Net. You might say hang on I have the
iis.dll (this is the main part of IIS) on mychange d to the drive letter of your CD
machine. Have a good look! It's been crippleddrive. You could try to delete iis.dll but
and stops you from installing the software!OKsystem knows and puts it back so using a
what do I do? Well you have a couple ofdifferent  name  solves  the  problem.
options open to you if you have copy of
Windows 98 that has the PWS on it you mightOpen your temp folder on your hard drive
be able to install that from the CD but don'tdrag & drop the new file iis2.dll to
count on it. Windows ME users had the samec:windowssystem32setup folder also find in
problem with PWS not being shipped with thatthe temp folder iis2.inf drag & drop this
version of windows. There is a work aroundfile to c:windowsinf OK your nearly there.
but still not good enough! Download theGo to control panel and click on add/remove
newest version of PWS from it's NT 4.0programs, select add/remove windows
Option Pack, but it includes the version ofcomponents. In the list of windows components
PWS for Win95 which can be used on WinMe.Ifyou should see IIS. Nearly done. If at any
you want to know how to install on WinME havetime your asked for files they should be
a look at This fix may work for Windows XPeither on your XP or Win2000 CD somewhere!
Home Edition. I don't though!OK, you wantYou can use Find to locate them.Once the
IIS. If you have a copy of Windows 2000 thatinstallation has been done go back to the
ships with IIS so here is the work around.control panel Start > control panel in
Before we start back-up your hard drive orclassic view double click on Administration
important data be aware that implementingTools. WOW you should now have IIS as one of
this is done at YOUR OWN RISK! since you havethe options.Microsoft say that Windows XP
to alter files.Open sysoc.inf use find fileHome Edition does not include or support any
to locate, should be in c:windowsinf find theversions (1.0, 2.0, 4.0) of Microsoft
line that says [Components] ChangePersonal Web Server (PWS). Users that need
iis=iis.dll,0cEntry,iis.inf,hide,7 toWeb server functionality in a desktop
iis=iis2.dll,0cEntry,iis2.inf,,7operating system should use Windows XP
Professional. Why?



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