Appendix C. Installing IIS Express 7.5
In a number of places throughout this book, we use Internet Information Services (IIS) Express to run a project outside of the localhost environment. Many versions of Visual Studio come with IIS Express version 7.5 already installed. This server platform is also included with Microsoft WebMatrix. If, however, you’re working with an installation of Visual Studio that doesn’t have IIS Express, you didn’t install it, or you’re testing on a machine without Visual Studio, you’ll need to follow these procedures to get it working and available.
The quickest way to get IIS Express installed is to use the Web Platform Installer. Open a browser, point it to http://www.microsoft.com/web/, and find the Microsoft Web Platform Installer section displayed in figure C.1.
Click the Download It Now button, and when the File Download window appears, click Run, as shown in figure C.2.
Once it’s installed, navigate through your Windows menu to Microsoft Web Platform Installer, shown in figure C.3.
Once the Web Platform Installer starts, look for the top-left search text box. Enter “IIS Express 7.5” and press Enter. You should see a screen similar to figure C.4.
