| Having trouble installing software on your system | | | | the I386 folder. |
| is frustrating. Want to know how to install IIS on | | | | Here are the steps you can follow to install IIS |
| Windows XP SP2 CD without SP2? | | | | without having a CD of Windows XP SP2: |
| The problem I experienced when you install IIS: | | | | 1. Download the installation file in Windows XP SP2 |
| I tried to install Internet Information Server (IIS) | | | | (softwarepatch.com/windows/xpsp2.html) if you |
| on my Windows XP Service Pack 2. The | | | | do not. |
| installation program failed and asked for Windows | | | | 2. Extract the contents of the file in a folder using |
| XP SP2 CD. I only had Windows XP Service Pack | | | | WinRAR (win-rar.com) or similar compression |
| 1 CD and Service Pack 2 Service Pack 2 | | | | software; |
| installation package. | | | | 3. Begin to install IIS using the standard procedure |
| I tried to find an existing solution on the Internet | | | | (Control Panel> Add and Remove |
| using Google. I have read and tried many complex | | | | Programs> Windows Components) |
| solutions including Microsoft Support and some | | | | 4. When prompted for the source folder, locate |
| simple solutions "Installing IIS after Service Pack | | | | the I386 folder that you extracted earlier |
| 2". None of the solutions I found actually worked, | | | | 5. When applying for missing files, browse I386 |
| or the instruction was too complicated to follow | | | | and its sub-folders for them. |
| I finally had to settle for myself. This is what I did: | | | | The solution was easier than it looks. You need |
| I had removed the SP2 installation file using | | | | not dangerously affect the safety of the |
| WinRAR a while ago and compiled a CD image file | | | | Windows folder. You do not need to spend time |
| from it. I mounted the CD image on a virtual CD. | | | | in the fusion of Windows XP SP2 CD. All you need |
| How do we install and uses the Virtual CD to | | | | do is use what was already there. |
| supply the missing files that are somewhere inside | | | | |