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.A typical company that buys IIS can create pages for Web sites using Microsoft's Front Page product (with its WYSIWYG user interface). Web developers can use Microsoft's Active Server Page (ASP)technology, which means that applications - including ActiveX controls - can be imbedded

NOTE: You must have Windows XP Professional to be able to install IIS

1. Click Start then Control Panel.
2. Open the Add or Remove Programs application.
3. On left-hand toolbar, click Add/Remove Windows Components button.
4. Select Internet Information Services (IIS) from the list of applications.
5. Click Next and installation process will commense.
6. When, or if, prompted, insert the Windows XP Professional CD and click OK to continue installing.
7. Click Finish whenever installation is completed.

1. Click Start then Control Panel.
2. Open Administrative Tools.
3. Open Internet Information Services.
4. If successfully opened, IIS has been installed.