Readme for the Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit

This file was updated with the latest information available at the time of release. However, the information in this file is subject to change.

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About the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit

The Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit is a reference that provides in-depth technical information to help you effectively deploy and manage IIS 6.0. It includes information about new installations, upgrades, migrations, the new IIS 6.0 architecture, application support, the IIS metabase, security, performance, scalability, troubleshooting, and more.

The Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit companion CD contains the following online resources. By default, these resources are installed in the systemdrive:\WINDOWS\Help\IIS 6.0 Resource Kit directory, unless you specify an alternate location during Setup.

This CD also contains links to the Microsoft Press® Support site, which you can search for corrections to books and CDs, find links to the Microsoft Press product registration site, and find answers to your questions.


About the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools

The Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit includes more than a dozen IIS–specific tools and accompanying documentation. These tools will help you complete a broad range of IIS 6.0–related tasks, such as migrating Web sites, monitoring and tuning performance, troubleshooting, and configuring security.

The Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit companion CD contains the following tools and documentation. By default, the tools and documentation are installed in the systemdrive:\Program Files\IIS Resources directory, unless you specify an alternate location during Setup.


System Requirements

To install the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit documentation, related tools, and tools documentation, you need the following:

Note

Although the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools will install on both Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional, not all of the tools will function correctly on Windows XP Professional. The tools documentation that is installed with the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools has a System Requirements section for each tool. Please refer to this documentation for more information.

To use the Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Evaluation Software, you need the following:


General Setup Instructions

The IIS 6.0 Resource Kit and related tools are only available in English, regardless of the language of your operating system. Installing the contents of this companion CD on a non-English version of Microsoft Windows might produce unpredictable results.

The IIS 6.0 Resource Kit online documentation is located in the RKDocs folder on this companion CD. The RKDocs folder contains a Windows Installer file (Iisrkdoc.exe) that installs the online version of Deploying Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Guide, IIS 6.0 Help, and the Windows Server 2003 Registry Reference on the hard drive of your computer. A complete installation requires approximately 5.1 MB of available space.

To install the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit online documentation

  1. Start Microsoft Windows, and then insert the Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit companion CD into your CD-ROM drive.
  2. Click Install Documentation.

The IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools and accompanying tools documentation are located in the RKTools folder on this companion CD. The RKTools folder contains a Windows Installer file (Iis60rkt.exe) that installs the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit tools and accompanying tools documentation on the hard drive of your computer. A complete installation requires approximately 5.1 MB of available space.

To install the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools and accompanying documentation

  1. Start Microsoft Windows, and then insert the Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit companion CD into your CD-ROM drive.
  2. Click Install Tools.

Note

The computer might pause for a few minutes during installation while the Setup window displays "publishing product information". The Setup program will continue shortly and will finish the installation.

During installation of the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit documentation and related tools, Setup performs the following operations:

Command Prompt Installation

You can also install the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit and related tools and tools documentation by opening a command prompt and then typing the following:

F:\RKTools\Iis60rkt.exe

This assumes that the F:\ drive is your CD-ROM drive and that the Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit companion CD is in the drive.


Support Policy

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the book and the contents of this companion CD. Microsoft Press provides corrections for books through the Web at:

http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/support/

To connect directly to the Microsoft Press Knowledge Base and enter a query regarding a question or issue that you might have, go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/support/search.asp

If you have comments, questions, or ideas regarding this book or this companion CD, please send them to Microsoft Press at the following addresses:

E-mail:

RKInput@microsoft.com

Postal mail:

Microsoft Press
Attn: IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Editor
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399

Please note that product support is not offered through the above addresses.

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