Microsoft Windows XP Pro has built in Web Server called Internet Information Service (IIS). In order to use the feature, make sure your IIS service already activated:
- Right click on My Computer, choose Manage
- Expand tree Services and Applications
- If you see Internet Information Services item, then your IIS service is already installed
IIS Installation
To install IIS Service, follow these instructions to activate it:
- Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs
- Open Add/Remove Windows Components, tick on Internet Information Services (IIS)
- Click Next button until it finished
Create a Virtual Server
Check on the Web Sites folder in IIS management console, you may see only “Default Web Site”. If you are a web developer, sometime you need to have another separate web servers. Of course you can also mount a virtual directory to the server, but it will never have root path.
