Installing IIS Internet Information server on Windows server 2008

To install IIS you can use Microsoft Web Platform Installer (Web PI) to easily install Internet Information Services (IIS) and applications that run on IIS. IIS 7.0 is a Web server role in Windows server 2008 and Vista. IIS 7.5 is a web server role in windows server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.

You can install IIS through the new server manager interface. Server manager gives you the option to install different roles and give the overview of installed roles.

To install from GUI after the operating system is installed please go through following steps.

• Click on Start > Administrative Tools > Server Manager

• Scroll down to Role Summary and click Add Roles. The wizard will start to add new roles. Click next to proceed.

• Check the box next to Web Server (IIS)

This will ask you for required components if missing for IIS to install. Click on Add Required Features and then click Next.

• Next screen will give you a little introduction of IIS. Just click next and here you can select the rolse services to install for IIS. In my case I am going to select here ASP.NET and click Next.

• To install the selected roles click Install. 

Next screen will show you the installation progress.

• Confirm the web server (IIS) is working using http://localhost

 Now your new Web server IIS 7.0 is installed and running.

Good Luck