How to Enable IIS on the Web Servers
This topic provides steps for enabling Internet Information Services (IIS) on the Web servers running Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008. These procedures show you how to install IIS on Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008.
To enable IIS on the Web server that is running Windows Server 2003
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.
In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, in the left pane, click Add/Remove Windows Components.
On the Windows Components page, in the Components box, click Application Server, and then click Details.
In the Application Server dialog box, in the Subcomponents of Application Server box, select the check boxes for ASP.NET, Enable network DTC access, and Internet Information Services (IIS).
Click Internet Information Services (IIS), and then click Details.
In the Internet Information Services (IIS) dialog box, in the Subcomponents of Internet Information Services (IIS) box, select the check boxes for Common Files, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service, Internet Information Services Manager, SMTP Service, and World Wide Web Service.
Click World Wide Web Service, and then click Details.
In the World Wide Web Service dialog box, in the Subcomponents of World Wide Web Service box, select the check boxes for Active Server Pages, WebDAV Publishing, and World Wide Web Service, and then click OK.
In the Internet Information Services (IIS) dialog box, click OK.
In the Application Server dialog box, click OK.
On the Windows Components page, click Next.
On the Completing the Windows Components Wizard page, click Finish.
To enable IIS 7.0 on the Web server that is running Windows Server 2008
Click the Start, click Control Panel, click Programs, click ProgramsandFeatures, and then click TurnWindowsfeaturesonoroff. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
In the list of Windows features, click the plus sign (+) next to Internet Information Services, click the plus sign (+) next to World Wide Web Services, click the plus sign (+) next to Application Development Features, and then select the following:
Select this feature
And then select this feature
Common HTTP Features
Static Content
Default Document
Directory Browsing
Http Errors
Application Development
ASP
ASP.NET
.NET Extensibility
ISAPI Extensions
ISAPI Filters
Health and Diagnostics
HTTP Logging
Request Monitor
Security
Basic Authentication
Windows Authentication
Digest Authentication
Request Filtering
Performance
Static Content Compression
Management Tools
IIS 6 Management Console
IIS 6 Management Scripts and Tools
Management Services
IIS6 Management Compatibility