How to Enable IIS on the Web Servers
This topic provides steps for enabling Internet Information Services (IIS) on the Web servers running Windows Server 2008. These procedures show you how to install IIS on Windows Server 2008.
By default, IIS 7.0 is not installed on Windows Server 2008. You can install IIS by using the Add Roles Wizard in Server Manager.
To enable IIS 7.0 on the Web server that is running Windows Server 2008
Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click ServerManager.
In the tree view on the left, click Roles.
Under RolesSummary, click AddRoles.
The AddRolesWizard opens; if the Before You Begin page appears, click Next to go to the next page.
On the Select Server Roles page, click Web Server (IIS), and then click Next.
Note
If you are prompted to add features that are needed for the Web Server (IIS) role, click Add Required Features. When the Add Roles Wizard comes back to the front, click Next to resume the installation.
On the Select Role Services page, select the role services listed in the following table, and then click Next.
Select this role service categories
And then select these services
Common HTTP Features
Static Content
Default Document
Directory Browsing
Http Errors
Application Development
ASP
ASP.NET
.NET Extensibility
ISAPI Extensions
ISAPI Filters
Health and Diagnostics
HTTP Logging
Request Monitor
Security
Basic Authentication
Windows Authentication
Digest Authentication
Request Filtering
Performance
Static Content Compression
Management Tools
IIS Management Console
IIS Management Scripts and Tools
Management Services
IIS6 Management Compatibility
On the Confirm Installation Selections page, review your selections. When you have confirmed that the correct role services are selected, click Install.