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3.7. Installing or Removing Additional Windows Components

After installing Windows, you can add or remove components (or portions of the Windows OS) by going through Add/Remove Windows Components. For example, if you would like to create a Web site, you will most likely want a Web server installed on your system. Windows does not come with Web server software installed by default, so you would need to add one after you install the OS.

To install additional Windows components after the installation of the operating system, follow these steps:

1. Choose StartSettingsControl Panel (in Windows 2000) or StartControl Panel (in Windows XP).

2. In the Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs.

   In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box is the Add/Remove Windows Components option (left). Use this option to add software that comes with Windows but was not installed by default, such as accessories (including games) and Internet Information Services (IIS; Microsoft Web server software).

3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.

   The Windows Components Wizard appears as shown in Figure 3-35.

4. Select each component to install and then click Next.

   The files are copied to your system from the Windows CD, so be sure to ...