Installation of IIS

Installation of IIS:

Ø  IIS Express offers the following features:

·         It supports and enables the same extensibility model and Web.config file settings as IIS 7.

·         It does not require changes in your Web application code.

·         It can be installed side-by-side with the full IIS web server as well as with the Visual Studio Development Server. You can choose a different Web server for each project.

Ø  In corporate environments, IIS Express offers the following features:

·         It does not require an administrator account in order to run or debug applications.

·         It does not serve requests to a browser on another computer, making its approval easier in corporate environments.

·         It supports multiple developers on the same computer. Configuration files, settings, and Web content are maintained on a per-user basis under the %systemdrive%\users\<username> folder.

·         It can be installed on versions of Windows that do not support IIS 7.

    Ø  IIS Express Requirements

To install IIS Express in your computer, you must have the following:

• Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2.
• The .NET Framework 4 or later.
• Visual Studio 2010 SP1 or Visual Web Developer 2010 Express SP1.

Ø  Installing IIS Express

IIS Express is not installed automatically as part of Visual Studio 2010 SP1. To install IIS Express, you can use the Microsoft Web Platform Installer.

Ø  To install IIS Express in Visual Studio 2010 SP1

1.      In a browser, go to the installation page of the Microsoft.com/Web site.

2.      Download the installer and then follow the steps to finish the installation.