| It has come to light that Windows XP Home | | | | With the Windows 2000 in your disk drive go |
| Edition does not support PWS (personal web | | | | to Start > Run type the following |
| server) or IIS (internet information server) | | | | |
| both are used to test apps written in ASP or | | | | expand 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 my | | | | change d to the drive letter of your CD |
| machine. Have a good look! It's been crippled | | | | drive. You could try to delete iis.dll but |
| and stops you from installing the software!OK | | | | system knows and puts it back so using a |
| what do I do? Well you have a couple of | | | | different name solves the problem. |
| options open to you if you have copy of | | | | |
| Windows 98 that has the PWS on it you might | | | | Open your temp folder on your hard drive |
| be able to install that from the CD but don't | | | | drag & drop the new file iis2.dll to |
| count on it. Windows ME users had the same | | | | c:windowssystem32setup folder also find in |
| problem with PWS not being shipped with that | | | | the temp folder iis2.inf drag & drop this |
| version of windows. There is a work around | | | | file to c:windowsinf OK your nearly there. |
| but still not good enough! Download the | | | | Go to control panel and click on add/remove |
| newest version of PWS from it's NT 4.0 | | | | programs, select add/remove windows |
| Option Pack, but it includes the version of | | | | components. In the list of windows components |
| PWS for Win95 which can be used on WinMe.If | | | | you should see IIS. Nearly done. If at any |
| you want to know how to install on WinME have | | | | time your asked for files they should be |
| a look at This fix may work for Windows XP | | | | either on your XP or Win2000 CD somewhere! |
| Home Edition. I don't though!OK, you want | | | | You can use Find to locate them.Once the |
| IIS. If you have a copy of Windows 2000 that | | | | installation 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 or | | | | classic view double click on Administration |
| important data be aware that implementing | | | | Tools. WOW you should now have IIS as one of |
| this is done at YOUR OWN RISK! since you have | | | | the options.Microsoft say that Windows XP |
| to alter files.Open sysoc.inf use find file | | | | Home Edition does not include or support any |
| to locate, should be in c:windowsinf find the | | | | versions (1.0, 2.0, 4.0) of Microsoft |
| line that says [Components] Change | | | | Personal Web Server (PWS). Users that need |
| iis=iis.dll,0cEntry,iis.inf,hide,7 to | | | | Web server functionality in a desktop |
| iis=iis2.dll,0cEntry,iis2.inf,,7 | | | | operating system should use Windows XP |
| | | | Professional. Why? |