Friday, March 07, 2008

Looking over the logs for search queries that wind up here, there's a need to post some FAQs now that IIS 7 is out.

Q: Can I install IIS 7 on XP or Windows Server 2003?
A: No.

Q: Where do I download IIS 7?
A: It's on the Vista or Windows Server 2008 DVD. Don't look for IIS7 on microsoft.com, it's not there.

Q: I have Vista, but don't see IIS 7.
A: Not all versions have IIS7.  See http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/28/installing-iis7-on-vista/

Q: What happend to IIS_WPG?
A: See http://www.brettblog.com/2007/10/13/IISGroupsAndUsers.aspx

Q: What happened to the IUSR anonymous user?
A: See http://www.brettblog.com/2007/10/13/IISGroupsAndUsers.aspx

Q: Where is the mother lode of IIS7 info?
A: http://iis.net

Q: How do I disable IPv6?
A: Network properties for NIC

Q: How do I enable WebDAV (DAV) on IIS 7?
A: http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1579 Note that you will need to adust the URLFiltering section to allow DAV (see http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/354/how-to-configure-webdav-with-request-filtering/ )

Q: Where do I get the updated IIS 7 FTP Server?
A: http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1619

If you have more questions you'd like see on this list, let me know!

-brett

Friday, March 07, 2008 7:11:06 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [1]  |  kick it on DotNetKicks.com
Sunday, March 09, 2008 12:18:22 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Great FAQ, Brett! Nails some of the most frequently asked questions I get about IIS 7.0.

Another link I thought I would add is for troublshooting common problems with IIS 7.0: Troubleshoot IIS7 errors like a pro.

Thanks,

Mike
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