Configuring IIS to work with InstantKB.NET is straight-forward. Once you've copied the "InstantKB20" folder into your web site directory you'll need to open IIS and locate the InstantKB.NET folder. As InstantKB.NET contains it's own bin directory and web.config file you'll need to make the InstantKB.NET folder a web application within IIS.
Instructions on how to do this for each major version of IIS are provided below.
- Bring up your start menu. Type in "IIS" (without the quotes). Launch Internet Information Services Manager.
- Locate the "InstantKB20" folder and right-click to show the context menu.
- Click "Convert to Application" as shown below...
Once you've click "Convert to Application" simply close IIS and click continue below to continue with your installation.
IMPORTANT: If your using InstantKB.NET on IIS 6 within Vista or IIS7 within Windows Server 2008 you'll need to ensure InstantKB.NET is placed into a "Classic ASP.NET" application pool. We don't currently offer a web.config file compatible with integrated application pools. We will be making this available over the coming weeks.
- Click Start, click Run and type "inetmgr" without the quotes, click OK. This will launch the IIS management console.
- Locate the "IntsantKB20" folder and right click to show the context menu. Click "Properties" as shown below...
- Clicking properties will present the dialog window shown below. Click the "Create" button as shown.
Once you've clicked "Create" and converted the InstantKB.NET folder to a IIS web application simply click "Apply" to save any changes and exit IIS. These are the only changes required to IIS on Windows Server 2003.
Click Start, click Run and type "inetmgr" without the quotes, click OK. This will launch the IIS management console.
Locate the "IntsantKB20" folder and right click to show the context menu. Click "Properties" as shown below...
Clicking properties will present the dialog window shown below. Click the "Create" button as shown.
Once you've clicked "Create", click "OK" to save your changes and exit IIS.
Continue to "STEP 4. Creating the InstantKB.NET SQL Server database"...