HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN WINDOWS WEB SERVER??? (directions inside)

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HERE ARE THE STEPS TO RUN A WINDOWS IIS SERVER ON XP/2000 PRO SYSTEMS, PICS BELOW GO W/ THE STEPS LISTED BELOW.

ps. if you fuck up your machine messing around w/ crap not listed don't call me

Step 1 >>> Put XP/2000pro cd in the tray go to "INSTALL OPTIONAL WINDOWS COMPONENTS"
Step 2 >>> Check "INTERNET INFORMATION SERVICES(IIS)", click NEXT, let it install and click FINISH (RESTART SYSTEM)
Step 3 >>> Go to: Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services, make sure the PLAY button is not highlighted that means its running
*** if its not running you will see next to "Default Web Site" STOPPED
Step 4 >>> Go to your browser: http://localhost/ , if you don't see a windows page as listed in pic 4 something isn't right
*** all files for your web server are held in My Computer > C: > Inetpub > wwwroot directory
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