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Step 1
Click on "Start." Then click on the control panel. Choose to add or remove programs.
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Step 2
Click on "Add/Remove Windows Components" at the top of the window.
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Step 3
In the list of components, click on "Application Server," but do not click the checkbox.
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Step 4
Click "Details." Click the "Internet Information Services" checkbox.
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Step 5
Select each of the following if they aren’t currently selected: "Common Files," "Internet Information Services Manager" and "World Wide Web Services."
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Step 6
Click on "World Wide Web Services," but do not click the checkbox. Click on "Details."
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Step 7
Click on the "OK" button thrice. Choose the button that says "Next."
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Step 8
Click on "Finish" and close the "Add or Remove Programs" window.
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Step 9
To configure your web site, open your IIS Manager. Click a button for websites under your server name.
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Step 10
Right-click on "Default Web Site" and left click on "Properties." Left click the website tab.
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Step 11
Click on the home directory tab at the top. If you want to use a directory on the server, click on "A Directory Location on This Computer." Enter the location of the directory you want to use. Example: C:\website.
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Step 12
Click on the documents tab and click add.
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Step 13
In the "Default Content Page," type in Index.html. Click on "OK" twice.
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Step 14
Right click on "Default Web Site." Click "Stop."
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Step 15
Right click on "Default Website" and click "Start."
