Can't Get IIS To Install On XP Pro

Greg -

Chalk another one up to Microsoft strangeness ... It worked.

After I removed the Games module, I uninstalled IIS (it looked like it was
installed but it wasn't working) and reinstalled IIS. Viola !

Thanks,

Mike

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"Greg Hurlman" <ghurlman*AT*squaretwo*DOT*net> wrote in message
news:1385528B-1E20-4C59-8020-917DCB2AA716@microsoft.com...
 > Michael-
 >
 > The one time I've seen someone get around this without reinstalling, they
 > had to uninstall the games that came with Windows - Solitaire,
Minesweeper,
 > etc - the IIS install worked after that.
 >
 > Don't ask me why.
 >
 > ---
 > Greg Hurlman
 > ghurlman*AT*squaretwo*DOT*net
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 >
 > "Michael Roppolo" wrote:
 >
  > > Howdy -
  > >
  > > I'm trying to install IIS on my PC. The installation process asks for
the
  > > WinXP disc to get the file zClientm.ex_. I point the installation to
the
  > > proper place and the install says, "I can't find it" even though it's
there.
  > >
  > > I've searched Google groups and this seems to be a prevalent issue, but
I
  > > can't find anyone with a solution.
  > >
  > > Any ideas ?
  > >
  > > Mike
  > >
  > >
  > ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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This crazy fix really worked! I've been trying for 2-3 days to get IIS
installed. Since our *fantastic* (Hitler-like) IT department, who
confiscated my XP Pro CD, had lost track of my XP Pro CD, I chased after
various versions of Pro trying to figure out which one had the right
version of these modules. That ain't it. 10 XP Pro CD's later...

I found this fix somewhere else, but looked for Games in the Add/Remove
programs and didn't see any. However, clever Microsoft has hidden them
as a Windows component under Accessories in the add/remove Windows
components area. Once I uninstalled games, and fully un-installed IIS
rebooted, and re-installed IIS, it seems to be working properly now....
argh Microsoft... you love them and hate them (they're just programmers
like us!)


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