Vista - IIS does not show

I am trying to install SQL Server 2005 on Vista Ultimate. I get a warning
saying IIS is not installed or started.

So I go into Control Panel and add Windows Component IIS7. However I still
get the 'there is no IIS ' warning when I install SQL 2005. When I go to the
Services tab I do not see IIS7 on the list. BUT if I do http://localpost/ I
get the default page, which means that IIS 7 is indeed installed and
running.

What is happening here please?
Thanks

"Haroon" <nospam@nospamplease.com> wrote ...
>I am trying to install SQL Server 2005 on Vista Ultimate. I get a warning
>saying IIS is not installed or started.

Hi Haroon

It is an old problem. SQL Server looks for some components of IIS, which are
not installed by default. So even if IIS7 is installed, SQL Server
complains. You need to turn on some additonal features in IIS. See this
KnowledgeBase article (it refers to Vista Beta; but applies to the released
version of Vista as well):

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920201

In summary:

1. Install IIS 7 on Vista
--> Start
--> Control Panel
--> Programs
--> Programs and Features
--> Turn Windows features on or off
--> Enable <Internet Information services>

2. Enable various features of IIS
--> Web management tools
--> IIS 6 Management Compatibility
--> IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
--> IIS Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility
--> World Wide Web Services
--> Application Development Features
--> ASP.NET
--> ISAPI Extensions
--> ISAPI Filters
--> Common Http Features
--> Default Document
--> Directory Browsing
--> HTTP Redirection
--> Static Content
--> Security
--> Windows Authentication

3. Install SQL Server 2005.

For reliable perfromance on Vista, you must also apply SQL 2005 Service
Pack 2, after you have installed SQL Server:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Hope this helps,
--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au

Thanks Andrew. It worked!
H

I have same problem , after installing IIS, if i do http://localhost i get
the default page but just when i restart (or shutdown and windows loads
again) i cant get the default page that seems it hasnt installed at all.
meanwhile there is no IIS service in the services.msc

thank you.

I have same problem , after installing IIS, if i do http://localhost i get
the default page but just when i restart (or shutdown and windows loads
again) i cant get the default page that seems it hasnt installed at all.
meanwhile there is no IIS service in the services.msc

thank you.