Building an ISAPI web module for IIS on Windows

You don't need to have a separate computer with the server edition of Windows to use and test Internet Information Services (IIS). If your local Windows machine doesn't currently have it installed, all you have to do is enable it by performing these steps:

1. Click your Windows Start button and type in the word features to launch Turn Windows features on or off (or, from the Control Panel, select Programs and Features and click on Turn Windows features on or off).
2. Scroll down the list of features to find Internet Information Services; check its box.
3. Open the IIS feature, and then expand World Wide Web Services and Application Development Features.
4. Check the box for ISAPI Extensions (and optionally CGI) and click OK:

Figure 13.7 – Enabling the IIS web server feature in Windows

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