Install IIS 6 on Windows XP


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I was wondering if it was possible to install IIS 6 from a windows server 2003 cd on to a windows xp installation using some of the techniques used to add system restore to 2k3 for instance. I'll be doing some research and hopefully will have a working guide posted here after all is said and done. If you guys have any input or if this has already been done please reply to this thread.

-Bryce

EDIT: Rewrote a sentence for clarity.

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Wouldnt that be considering a breech of the EULA, i mean 'tweaking' is one thing but ripping features from one MS OS and placing them in another is a shade of gray. Especially when they are 'updated' features Microsoft want you to PAY for to be able to use. ;)

Checked the EULA, and what aeons said seems to be correct. You could do it in theory as long as you stoped using your copy of Windows 2003.

So people are going to buy a $1000 OS and then not use it and install IIS 6.0 on Windows XP? ;) :whistle:

But it sounds cool anyways, if you can get it to work. I think i agree with dougkinzinger that you dont have a very good chance.

*edit* Just noticed your sig dougkinzinger, way to be understated and modest ;) lmao (talking about the last bit) I hope thats a joke to all the peeps that list every last chip revision in their sigs lol :D *edit*

Edited by RobertH
This is a bit strage you purchase (or steal) 2003 Server and want to put IIS6 on XP.

I was making a different point...

Say I have 100 developers, with 2000 Pro / IIS5, each could run a local copy of their application for their own testing.

With IIS6, unless you kit each developer out with another machine AND a license for Server 2003, you can't do the same.

100 x machines and Server 2003 Web edition licenses = a lot of money

It's a point I have raised with Microsoft...

Emmm, you mean put 100 IPs / hostnames on the machine or 100 Web Servers?

Not exactly elegant.

And, EVERY other dev house I know of works the same way as we do.

Plus if a developer toasts the machine, everyone is offline...

Edited by Pilsbury
Emmm, you mean put 100 IPs / hostnames on the machine or 100 Web Servers?

Not exactly elegant.

And, EVERY other dev house I know of works the same way as we do.

Plus if a developer toasts the machine, everyone is offline...

Uh, calm down there highschooler dude....Stick with what you know.

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