Install IIS 6 on Windows XP

[urfage]

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.

Edited September 11, 2003 by urfage

[CdCViRus]

are you gonna share your findings?

[urfage]

are you gonna share your findings?

Yes, I will write a guide when I figure this out. I have edited my original post to reflect this.

-Bryce

[Joswin]

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. ;)

[urfage]

If you own licenses for both products I don't see a problem. It's not like I will post files copyrighted by Microsoft. I will only post instructions and assume people wanting to implement this will have access to both discs (xp and 2k3).

-Bryce

[Aeons]

Ok, it's illegal if you are using the copy of Windows Server 2003 you are jacking IIS 6 from. If you aren't using it, it'd say it's cool.

[dougkinzinger]

I'm certain it's legal, but you'll probably have a hard time to get it to work, in fact, I'd bet $10 that you won't be able to get it to work.

There's code within 6.0 that verifies what OS it runs on.

[Joswin]

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 September 12, 2003 by RobertH

[Pilsbury]

It IS strange that there is NO workstation platform that runs IIS6 for development....

[dougkinzinger]

I hope thats a joke to all the peeps that list every last chip revision in their sigs lol

Glad you too noticed my humor! It is indeed! :D

[kowcop]

what are you trying to defeat more? the 10 concurrent user sessions? or the 'single web'?..

[Jason]

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

[Pilsbury]

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...

[dougkinzinger]

True, but just develop on IIS6 from your PC (visual studio .net 2003) on a development Windows Server 2003....that's what everybody does. No problems for anyone else yet...? :blink:

[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...

Edited September 12, 2003 by Pilsbury

[John Veteran]

if you have need of that many developers who will constantly be writing pages, your company is big enough to buy enough licenses...

[dougkinzinger]

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.

[Pilsbury]

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

A lot more than you do, obviously...

And yes, we could buy licenses, and new machines, but, that WASN'T the point. Never mind...

[OPaul]

Sorry to resurrect this thread but there didn't seem much point in creating a new one.

Has anyone successfully done this yet?