FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Installing Internet Server on Windows Vista and higher (IIS7 and IIS7.5)


The Internet Server installation program installs a license key that Internet Clients will request when retrieving data from the server. To install the Internet Server run Setup.exe from the Internet Server installation disk.

1. From Control Panel open Administrative Tools

2. Double click on Internet Informantion Services (IIS) Manager

3. If running 32-bit version of the Operating System skip to step 4

Click on application Pools Stop the default DefaultAppPool and click on Advanced Settings

Set Enable 32-bit Applications to true 

Restart the application pool 

4. Expand Web Sites 

5. Right click on Default Web Site and select Add Virtual Directory

6. Enter your ProductName as the alias and browse to the Product installation directory for the Physical Path 

7. Configure Mime types as per this article

8. To test that the Virtual Directory has been created successfully right click on the Virtual Directory you have just created and select Browse

9. A new Internet Explorer window should open and the Internet Server sample start page should be displayed.