Prerequisites

These are the prerequisites for BIS for Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) running on Microsoft Windows. A host machine running one of the following operating systems is required:

Windows XP Professional (32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)
Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)
Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)

In addition, Internet Information Server (IIS) must be installed before BIS can be installed. The procedure for installing IIS is dependent on the version of Windows.

When BIS is installed on certain non-server operating systems, such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7, there are connection limit restrictions that prevent use as a real-world web server. These systems, however, do work well for BIS/IIS application development and testing.

IIS installation depends on the version of Windows:

Windows XP and Window Server 2003 [R2]

Go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
Select Add/Remove Windows Components.
Check Internet Information Services, then click Details.
Check World Wide Web Service, then click Details.
Check World Wide Web Service.
Click OK in each dialog box, then click Next to complete the installation.

Windows Vista or later

Go to Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features.

Click Turn Windows Features On and Off.
From the Windows Features dialog box, as a minimum, make the following selections:
- Internet Information Services
  - Web Management Tools
    - IIS Management Console ¹
  - World Wide Web Services
    - Application Development Features
      
      ASP.NET ²
      
      ISAPI Extensions
      
      ISAPI Filters
    - Common HTTP Features
      
      Default Document
      
      HTTP Errors
      
      HTTP Redirection
      
      Static Content
    - Health and Diagnostics
      
      HTTP Logging
      
      Logging Tools
      
      Request Monitor
    - Performance Features
      
      Static Content Compression
    - Security
      
      Basic Authentication
      
      Request Filtering
      
      Windows Authentication

Note that other features may also be required, but are selected by default.

Once configuration is complete, close the Internet Information Server (IIS) Manager window, and reboot if required.