Where can I get IIS 6 and can I install it on XP?

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I have IIS 5.1 on my pc now and it doesn't have all the options that 6
has in the manager app. I can't figure it out. I have figured out 6
now which is running on our server but I would like to have a local copy
as well to do some testing.
 
cj said:
I have IIS 5.1 on my pc now and it doesn't have all the options that 6 has
in the manager app. I can't figure it out. I have figured out 6 now which
is running on our server but I would like to have a local copy as well to
do some testing.

If you are on XP Pro it is on the XP disc otherwise Home does support it
although there are sites that tell you how to run it.
 
Hi Cj,

For IIS, it is not a standalone component like IE or Desktop search. It is
coupled with the windows operating system(one of the windows components you
should install from add/remove programs). And for IIS6, it is available on
windows server 2003 rather than windows XP. XP Pro only provide IIS5 .

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead


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Can you point me to a tutorial on how to use IIS5? I couldn't find one.
I found one on IIS6 but the things it tells me to do, do not work on IIS5.

In order to run a web site on IIS6 written in .net 2.0 at the same time
it's running other sites written in .net 1.1 I had to set up a separate
process I think it was called. I also had to create the directory for
the site within IIS6. These things I can't seem to do in IIS5. I'm just
using my XP pc and IIS5 for testing apps and the 2003 server with IIS6
is the production pc.
 
don't need it any more, thanks
Can you point me to a tutorial on how to use IIS5? I couldn't find one.
I found one on IIS6 but the things it tells me to do, do not work on IIS5.

In order to run a web site on IIS6 written in .net 2.0 at the same time
it's running other sites written in .net 1.1 I had to set up a separate
process I think it was called. I also had to create the directory for
the site within IIS6. These things I can't seem to do in IIS5. I'm just
using my XP pc and IIS5 for testing apps and the 2003 server with IIS6
is the production pc.
 
Hi Cj,

Yes, the difference you mentioned is actually due to the different process
model of IIS5 and IIS6. IIS5 doesn't support application pool. However, you
can use other approach to make an application running under its own
separate process(through the isolation level setting for virtual
directory). Here are some articles mentioned the process model different
between IIS5 and IIS6

#Diffing the IIS5 and IIS6 Process Models
http://www.ddj.com/database/184416842

#ASP.NET apps account difference between IIS 5.0 and IIS 6.0
http://objectsharp.com/cs/blogs/bryan/archive/2004/06/11/626.aspx

#Moving ASP.NET Apps from IIS 5.x to 6.0
http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2005/07/10/1925.aspx

In addition, you can get some info & guide on IIS5 in the following site:


#Web Servers IIS 5
http://www.deitel.com/ResourceCenters/Software/WebServers/IIS5/tabid/2411/De
fault.aspx

#Internet Information Services 5.0 Tips
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/2000/bb735395.aspx

However, for ASP.NET application, we definitely recommend that you try
migrating them from IIS 5 to IIS6 as much as possible since IIS6 is the
more powerful and stable host environment.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead


This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.








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Thanks, I think I'm ok now.
Hi Cj,

Yes, the difference you mentioned is actually due to the different process
model of IIS5 and IIS6. IIS5 doesn't support application pool. However, you
can use other approach to make an application running under its own
separate process(through the isolation level setting for virtual
directory). Here are some articles mentioned the process model different
between IIS5 and IIS6

#Diffing the IIS5 and IIS6 Process Models
http://www.ddj.com/database/184416842

#ASP.NET apps account difference between IIS 5.0 and IIS 6.0
http://objectsharp.com/cs/blogs/bryan/archive/2004/06/11/626.aspx

#Moving ASP.NET Apps from IIS 5.x to 6.0
http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2005/07/10/1925.aspx

In addition, you can get some info & guide on IIS5 in the following site:


#Web Servers IIS 5
http://www.deitel.com/ResourceCenters/Software/WebServers/IIS5/tabid/2411/De
fault.aspx

#Internet Information Services 5.0 Tips
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/2000/bb735395.aspx

However, for ASP.NET application, we definitely recommend that you try
migrating them from IIS 5 to IIS6 as much as possible since IIS6 is the
more powerful and stable host environment.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead


This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
 
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