Working with IIS 6: What You Need to Know Right Now

As you’ve seen, IIS 6 is very different from its predecessors. IIS 6 has a new processing architecture, a new security architecture, and many other enhancements. As you might expect with all these changes, there are many things you should know right away about IIS 6 components, configuration, and services.

Installing Web and Application Server Components and Default Sites

IIS and Indexing Service are no longer installed during the installation of the operating system. You install these and other Web server components through the Windows Components Wizard, accessible through Add Or Remove Programs on the Control Panel. The key Web server components you might want to use include:

  • Certificate Services ...

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