
Console.NET Installation & User Guide
Chapter 3: Microsoft Prerequisites
Microsoft Prerequisites
Initial Installation for windows components should be performed logged in as "Computer Administrator". Console.NET cannot be installed without first installing Microsoft Internet Information Services or Internet Services Manager otherwise know as IIS;
NOTE: Microsoft IIS is included on the Windows 2000 Prof. or Windows XP Prof. 
Windows Internet Information Services (Windows XP)
To confirm if IIS is installed, go to;
•Control Panel Administrative Tools
•Confirm the Internet Services Manager (Windows 2000) or the Internet Information Services (Windows XP) icon is present.
•If it is not present, continue Installing IIS (see below)
•If it is present, close the window and continue with the Console.NET installation
Installing Microsoft IIS
•Go to Control Panel Add/Remove Programs
•Select Add/Remove Windows Components
•Select Internet Information Services (IIS)
•Check the box and follow the installation prompts. Your original Microsoft Windows 
NOTE: For Windows 2003 server installations, be sure to select the option in IIS to install ASPNET client
Framework 2.0
Warning! Console.NET version 3.0 installs Microsoft Framework 2.0 and must configure the IIS website to utilize this version. If the computer has other web applications using Microsoft framework 1.1, they may stop functioning. To resolve such issues, IIS allows you to select the affected website properties and change the ASP.Net usage from 2.0 back to 1.1. Please contact you computer administrator if you are unsure about any other website conflict.
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