I ran into another issue today where I needed to have IIS (Internet Information Services) installed on a Windows XP Home machine for testing. I’m actually wanting to install SQL Server Express 2005 to test out some applications and development tasks.
SQL Server Express 2005 needs IIS to run. Why didn’t they make it easily possible for me to install IIS onto a Windows XP Home machine?
Image: Snagit of Add Windows Components Dialog in Windows XP Pro
I did find this link on how to hack around the IIS installation restrictions and settings on Windows XP Home, but it’s really stupid to have to hack a licensed install for an application to install a component that’s provided for free as part of another installation routine.
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