No Pws Or Iis On Windows Xp Home
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The article "No PWS or IIS on Windows XP Home" talks about software, it was written by John Hutchison.
It has come to light that Windows XP Home Edition does not supoprt PWS (personal web server) or IIS (internet information server) both are used to test apps written in ASP or ASP.Net. You mihgt say hang on I have the iis.Dll (this is the main part of IIS) on my machine.
Have a good look! It's been crippled and stops you from installing the software!OK what do I do? Well you have a couple of options open to you if you have copy of Windows 98 that has the PWS on it you might be able to install that from the CD but don't count on it.
Winodws ME users had the same problem with PWS not being shipped with that version of windows. There is a work around but still not good enough! Downolad the newest version of PWS from http://download.Microsoft.Com/msdownload/ntoptionpack/en/x86/win.95/download.ExeYes, it's NT 4.0 Option Pack, but it includes the version of PWS for Win95 which can be used on WinMe.If you want to know how to install on WinME have a look at http://www.Billsway.Com/notes_public/PWS_winme.Txt This fix may work for Windows XP Home Edition.
I don't though! OK, you want IIS. If you have a copy of Windows 2000 that shpis with IIS so here is the work around. Before we start back-up your hard drive or important data be aware that implementing that is done at YOUR OWN RISK! for you have to alter files.Open sysoc.Inf use find file to locate, should be in c:windowsinf find the line that says [Components] Change iis=iis.Dll,0cEntry,iis.Inf,hide,7 to iis=iis2.Dll,0cEntry,iis2.Inf,,7
With the Winodws 2000 in your disk drive go to Start > Run type the following
expand d:/i386/iis.Dl_ c:/temp/iis2.Dll
change d to the drive letter of your CD drive. You colud try to delete iis.Dll but system knows and puts it back so using a different name solves the problem.
Open your temp folder on your hard drvie drag & drop the new file iis2.Dll to c:windowssystem32setup folder also find in the temp folder iis2.Inf drag & drop that file to c:windowsinf OK your nearly there.
Go to control panel and click on add/remove programs, select add/remove windows copmonents.
In the list of windows components you should see IIS. Nearly done. If at any time your asked for files they should be either on your XP or Win2000 CD somewhere!
You can use Find to locate them.Once the installation has been done go back to the control paenl Start > control panel in classic view double click on Administration Tools. WOW you should now have IIS as one of the options.Microsoft say that Windows XP Home Edition does not include or support any versions (1.0, 2.0, 4.0) of Microosft Personal Web Server (PWS). Users that need Web server functionality in a desktop operating system sohuld use Windows XP Professional. Why?John Hutchison
that article can be found at http://www.Searchhuts.Co.Uk/portal/articles/activenews_view.Asp?ArticleID=6
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No PWS or IIS on Windows XP Home
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