How to Install IIS 7.0 on 2008

How to Install IIS 7.0 on 2008

Local User Administrator (LUA) Security

Make sure you have administrative privileges on the machine: By default, you do not have them if you are logged on as a user other than the built-in Administrator account, even if this user was added to the local Administrators group on the machine (this is a new security feature in Windows Server 2008, called LUA, which is beyond the scope of this article). Make sure to either log-on as the built-in Administrator account, or explicitly invoke applications as the built-in Administrator, as needed, using the "runas" cmd-line tool.

Windows Security Dialog

If you are logged on to an account other than the built in local administrator account you may see the following security alert dialog.

Procedures

Step 1: Start Server Manager
To start Server Manager, click: Start Menu -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Server Manager. The Server Manager window opens.

Step 2: Adding a Server Role

In the Server Manager, select Roles.
The Role Summary View is displayed.

Step 3: Start the Add Roles Wizard

Click Add Roles.
The Add Roles Wizard opens.
Click Next to select roles to install. 

Step 4: Choose Web Server (IIS) Role to Install

Check Web Server (IIS).

Step 5: Web Server Role depends on WAS

The Add Roles Wizard notifies you on any required dependencies; since IIS depends on the Windows Process Activation Service (WAS) feature, the following informational dialog displays.

Click Add Required Role Services to continue.

Step 6: Additional Information

Click Next to continue

Step 7: View IIS 7.0 Features

The Add Roles Wizard displays a list of all IIS 7.0 features available to install as shown below. Note that features comprising the default install are pre- selected.

Note: To install just the IIS 7.0 default features, click the Install button and then proceed to Step 10 below. If you need to install additional features, proceed to Step 8.

Step 8: Select Additional IIS Features to Install

Start by checking the box for ASP.NET , CGI, and IIS 6.0 Management Compatibility with all sub-categories.
. The following dialog displays.
The Wizards warns if adding an IIS feature will also cause other features to be installed.

Click Add Required Role Services to continue.

Step 9: Select Additional IIS Features to Install

Continue selecting additional IIS Role Services features to Install:

Check the features you require.

Figure 11: Add Features For Web Server

When you have selected all the features you require, click Next to continue.

Step 10: Summary of Features to Install

The Wizard provides a summary of what will be installed, as shown below

Click Install to continue.
Step 11: Install Progress
After clicking Install, the install progress dialog opens.

Step 12: Install Complete

Step 13: Check IIS 7.0 install
You can now perform a quick check to verify that IIS 7.0 is installed.

Start Internet Explorer web browser and enter the address http://localhost.
You should see the default IIS "Welcome" page.