IIS (Internet Information Server) is a group of Internet servers (including a
Web or Hypertext Transfer Protocol server and a File
Transfer Protocol server) with additional capabilities for Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows
2000 Server operating systems. IIS is Microsoft's entry to compete in
the Internet server market that is also addressed by Apache,
Sun Microsystems, O'Reilly, and others. With IIS, Microsoft includes a set of
programs for building and administering Web sites, a search engine, and support
for writing Web-based applications that access databases.
Microsoft points out that IIS is tightly integrated with the Windows NT and
2000 Servers in a number of ways, resulting in faster Web page serving.
For Installing the IIS without Windows CD in your computer (XP Only), Therefore you have to download IIS package from below link
- After download the package extract the file.
- Then Go to Control Panel and select the "Add & Remove Program"
- When the window will open, then left side you have to select "Add & Remove Windows Components"
- Select the "IIS (Internet Information Service) and Check Mark and click the details you have to sure the complete component that will selected inside the (IIS) if no then select the all.
- After that click the "Next" and when you will get the Pop-up to "Insert the Windows XP CD" then choose the extracted file path. Two or three time it will ask you that path.
- In few minute your IIS installation will complete.
