WARNING: Microsoft do not support the installation of IIS on XP Home edition. This work around is not for beginners. If you have any doubts about your ability to carry out the instructions in this article DO NOT attempt this tutorial. Back up all your important information before attempting this method of installing IIS. Neither the author or WebThang accept any responsibility for damage caused to your data or computer resulting from the use of this method of installing IIS.1/ You will need the installation CD of Win2000 Professional or Server (winXP Pro CD will not work) or a trial version of Windows 2000 Server - See the FAQ's at the bottom of this page2/ If you don't have 2 cd-rom player I suggest you to copy the directory i386 from the WinXP Home on your hard disk 3/ In this directory (i386) there is a file called IMS.CAB with WinRar (or something similar) unpack the content to a temporary folder (you will need them at the end of the installation)4/ Search and find the file: c:\WINDOWS\INF\SYSOC.INF 5/ In the section [COMPONENTS] you will find this line: iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,hide,76/ Change it to this: iis=iis2.dll,OcEntry,iis2.inf,,7(remember to change the name in iis2.dll and iis2.inf and to eliminate the word hide. In this way you bypass the protection of XP home)7/ From the Win2000 cd (Pro or Server) take the files: iis.dl_ and iis.in_ that are in the i386 folder and copy them on your desktop, open a dos windows and with the prompt pointing at your desktop edit the following commands:EXPAND IIS.DL_ IIS2.DLLEXPAND IIS.IN_ IIS2.INFthis will generate two new files named iis2.dll and iis2.infcopy and paste IIS2:DLL to c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SETUP\and IIS.INF to c:\WINDOWS\INF\8/ Go to control panel/application/windows components (I don't have an English version of Windows so I don't know exactly the name) and start windows installer. You will see "Internet Information server" is now available as a checkable option.9/ Select it (I suggest that if you are looking only for PWS to select only that because the more components you install the more files you have to search for)10/ It will need about 10/15 minutes and during that time the system is going to ask you for a lot of files: some are in XP Home CD other in Win2000 CD. At a certain point the system will ask you for the EXCH_adsiisex.dll file: it is the file you have extracted at the point 3 of this guide, select it and you should go on without trouble.11/ At the end restart you computer.12/ Test if it is working: open Explorer and type in the address line: http://localhost13/ If it will not work, try the following:open a DOS window and type: iisreset /RESTARTgo to web proprieties in "directory protection" (I don't know if this is the exact name on an English version) click on "modify" (or edit, as said before I don't have an English version ...) "browse" and finally"find". You will see all user in your PC. Select the one you are working with and click OK. In the text-box you will see PcName\UserName. Click OK to close the window. Remember to uncheck "password Control) and click OK three times. Close and restart the web server and retry point 12. If all is correct you will see the default presentation page of IIS 5 and the online helpgood luck.WARNING: Microsoft do not support the installation of IIS on XP Home edition. This work around is not for beginners. If you have any doubts about your ability to carry out the instructions in this article DO NOT attempt this tutorial. Back up all your important information before attempting this method of installing IIS. Neither the author or WebThang accept any responsibility for damage caused to your data or computer resulting from the use of this method of installing IIS.FAQ Notes from the Forum:Some people had a few problems understanding point 13 due to the fact that Pippo uses an Italian version of Windows. Below are some comments from the WebThang Forum that should help clarify things.I followed the steps and successfully installed IIS on XP Home edition. Even though I had to try it twice, it worked. I even installed the .NET platform SDK, worked fine. Step 13 is a little confusing, but if you know that you are supposed to change the settings at /ControlPanel/PerfomanceAndMaintance/AdministativeTools/InternetServiceManager, then it's not so bad.Thanks a bunch pippo_mares. (posted by Froggy)I tried the solution proposed by Pippo Mares to implement IIS on XP Home version and it worked for me too. Pippo was working with an Italian version of XP so his translation of the final configuration tasks is not correct. If you check the settings in the Internet Service Manager (access by Administartive Tools in the control panel) to check the default web page for your server and remove the password requirment for anonymous accounts, it should work.Thanks Pippo! (posted by Bruno)When i try to install iis according to Pippo Mares's instructions, I could not find the file c:\windows\inf\sysoc.inf. Can some one tell me what's wrong? Thanks. (posted by Leda)c:\windows\inf\sysoc.infis a hidden directory.Unhide it, and you willfind the file. (posted by Suska)Hi, I just installed IIS on my xp home. I didn't use the Cd for xp home, just a trial version of win 2000 advanced server.Thanks for the tutorial! (posted by Betty) --- Erwin Rommel Felix 2000A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have not yet seen Windows XP home edition but > based > on what I've read, Windows XP home doesn't have IIS. > I'm not sure if it is possible to install IIS in XP > home. I would suggest to upgrade to professional > edition. > > > --- vinok_dct <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > hi, > > > > do the following steps, > > > > go->start->settings->control panel > > > > double click the ADD /REMOVE window components. > > > > mark Internet Information Services check > box->click > > the button > > > > before that u have to insert the the XP home > edition > > CD. > > > > it will automatically select u'r localhost. > > > > try this. > > > > with regards, > > > > vinoth.k > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > > geetha geetha > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All > > > > > > anybody can tell me How can I access IIS using > in > > windows XP home > > edition? Otherwise should I upgrade my OS to > wondows > > XP professional > > edition? > > > > > > > > > > > > Geetha > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second > Term' > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > Erwin Rommel Y. Felix > Tel. 8410111 loc. 11430 > Mobile 09185980706 > > "Never outshine the Master Chicker" > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > All your favorites on one personal page � Try My > Yahoo! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspClassicAnyQuestionIsOk/ > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspClassicAnyQuestionIsOk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
