About IIS Installation

The IIS program offers a variety of setup options. This section describes the components of IIS found in each of the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack installations. The options include:

Minimum Install

The Minimum option is designed to conserve hard disk space and offers the following limited components:

Active Server Pages Server-side scripts and components used to create browser-independent dynamic content.
Microsoft Data Access Components Easy use of databases with support for a variety of connections including ActiveX Data Objects with Remote Data Service, and OLE DB.
Internet Service Manager Snap-in Offers complete control of your Web and FTP sites with a wizard-driven graphical interface.

Typical Install

The Typical option includes all the components offered in the Minimum option and also all remaining optional components, including:

FTP Service Installs the necessary components to operate an FTP server.
Internet Service Manager (HTML) Administers your Web and FTP sites from across the intranet or the Internet by using a Web browser.
Documentation Online documentation covering server administration, content management, and content development, including indexing, scripting, and programming.

Custom Install

The Custom option allows you to chose which components of IIS are installed on your system.

Typical Install

The Typical option includes all the components offered in the Minimum option and also all remaining optional components, including:

Documentation Includes an on-line user’s manual that supplies how-to information about using the product, and the basics of scripting; documentation on the FrontPage Extensions, and context-sensitive Help.

Custom Install

The Custom option allows you to chose which components of PWS are installed on your system. The following additional componenets are available:

FTP Service Installs the necessary components to operate an FTP server.
Internet Service Manager Snap-in Offers complete control of your Web and FTP sites with a wizard-driven graphical interface.
Documentation Online documentation covering the Internet Service Manager snap-in, content management, and content development, including scripting, and programming.

Related Topics

For information on additional Option Pack components, see About Option Pack Setup.
For a list of recommended and required hardware and software necessary to install IIS, see Option Pack System Requirements.