How to Install IIS Prerequisites for Exchange Server 2003 on Windows Server 2003

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Exchange 2003 Setup requires that the following components and services be installed and enabled on the server:

  • .NET Framework

  • ASP.NET

  • Internet Information Services (IIS)

  • World Wide Web Publishing Service

  • Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service

  • Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) service

If you are installing Exchange 2003 on a server running Windows 2000, Exchange Setup installs and enables the Microsoft .NET Framework and ASP.NET automatically. You must install the World Wide Web Publishing Service, the SMTP service, and the NNTP service manually before running Exchange Server 2003 Installation Wizard.

If you are installing Exchange 2003 in a native Windows Server 2003 forest or domain, none of these services is enabled by default. You must enable the services manually before running Exchange Server 2003 Installation Wizard.

Before You Begin

Important

When you install Exchange on a new server, only the required services are enabled. For example, Post Office Protocol version3 (POP3), Internet Message Access Protocol version4 (IMAP4), and NNTP services are disabled by default on all of your Exchange 2003 servers. You should enable only services that are essential for performing Exchange 2003 tasks.

Procedure

To install IIS prerequisites for Exchange Server 2003 on Windows Server 2003

  1. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.

  2. In Add or Remove Programs, click Add/Remove Windows Components.

  3. In Windows Component Wizard, on the Windows Components page, highlight Application Server, and then click Details.

  4. In Application Server, check the ASP.NET check box.

    The Application Server dialog box

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  5. Highlight Internet Information Services (IIS), and then click Details.

  6. In Internet Information Services (IIS), check the NNTP Service, SMTP Service, and World Wide Web Service check boxes, and then click OK.

    The Internet Information Services (IIS) dialog box

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  7. In Application Server, ensure that the Internet Information Services (IIS) check box is selected, and then click OK to install the components.

    Note

    Do not check the E-mail Services check box.

  8. Click Next, and when the Windows Components Wizard completes, click Finish.

  9. Perform the following steps to enable ASP.NET:

    1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

    2. In the console tree, expand the local computer, and then click Web Service Extensions.

  10. In the details pane, click ASP.NET, and then click Allow.