Install IIS

Install and setup
A step-by-step guide to install and configure everything you need to run umbraco 3.0 on Windows Vista. (including IIS7, SQL Server 2005 Express, SQL Server Management Studio Express, and umbraco 3.0)

Contents

• Introduction
• Install IIS
• Install ASP.NET AJAX 1.0
• Install SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2
• Install SQL Server Management Studio Express
• Configure SQL Server 2005 Express for umbraco
• Install umbraco 3.0 Files
• Configure IIS for umbraco
• Configure umbraco 3.0
• Congratulations!

Install IIS

Install Microsoft's web server, Internet Information Server 7 (IIS).

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and click Programs.
   
2. Click Turn Windows features on or off in the Programs and Features section.
   
3. Click Continue if prompted for permission to continue.
   
4. Expand the Internet Information Services tree node. Accept the default values, but be sure to place a check mark next to IIS Management Console and ASP.NET, as shown below.
   
5. Click OK.
6. Click Next.
7. Click Finish.

Once IIS is installed on your machine you can view your home page in a web browser by typing http://localhost into the address bar of your web browser. Since you have not yet created a web site you should see the default IIS page.

You will configure IIS in a few moments, after installing a few other software packages.