IIS Not Working

I have been using IIS to test my web sites for a couple of months now - no
problem.

Now I cannot access the local copy of my sites. A message says that
http://PWS1/ is not available. What happened and how do I fix it?

I have recently applied the XP2 patch - is this my problem?

Paul Smith

XPSP2 will install and enable the Windows Firewall by default with few open
ports.

The port used by IIS (port 80) is closed by default. You will have to
manually open it by going to the Firewall and adding a port exception.

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//David
IIS
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"Paul Smith" <pws DeleteThis @twelve.me.uk> wrote in message
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I have been using IIS to test my web sites for a couple of months now - no
problem.

Now I cannot access the local copy of my sites. A message says that
http://PWS1/ is not available. What happened and how do I fix it?

I have recently applied the XP2 patch - is this my problem?

Paul Smith