How to Install IIS on Windows 7

IIS is Internet Information Services. If you are a developer using ASP technologies, then IIS is one thing that you need. Windows 7 has this IIS but by default this is disabled. Ensure that you have installed one of the editions of  Windows 7 on which IIS 7 is supported. Not all IIS features are supported on all editions of  Windows 7, Home Basic and Starter editions include only limited basic features of IIS.

What is IIS?

 IIS is Internet Information Services, is a set of internet server including Web, HTTP and FTP server with additional capabilities for Microsoft 2000 server OS.With IIS installe on your PC, that can make you PC a web server. With IIS Microsoft enters into the servers market and compete with the likes of Apache, SunMicrosystems, etc.