IIS Feature Requirement on Windows Vista for SQL Server 2005

16Jun08

When you try to install SQL Server 2005 on Windows Vista, you may get the following warning against IIS Feature requirement : “Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is either not installed or is disabled“

This indicates that some of IIS 7.0 components are missing in your IIS configuration. You can verify this by going to :

Start -> Control Panel ->Programs ->Turn Windows features on or off ->Internet Information Services

The following components in IIS are mandatory for SQL Server 2005 IIS feature requirement

Static Content (Under Common HTTP Features)
Default Document (Under Common HTTP Features)
HTTP Redirection (Under Common HTTP Features)
Directory Browsing (Under Common HTTP Features)
ASP.Net (Under Application Development)
ISAPI Extension (Under Application Development)
ISAPI Filters (Under Application Development)
Windows Authentication (Under Security)
IIS Metabase (Under Web Management Tools)
IIS 6 WMI (Under Web Management Tools)

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Filed under: SQL Server | 4 Comments
Tags: IIS 7, SQL Server 2005, Vista

4 Responses to “IIS Feature Requirement on Windows Vista for SQL Server 2005”

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1 greg on June 23, 2009 said:

FYI – this really does work.

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2 X on October 24, 2009 said:

This does work. Thanks!

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3 JONATHAN on May 26, 2010 said:

GRACIAS POR LA AYUDA, LA APRECIO MUCHO. FUNCIONO

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4 Adnan on October 25, 2011 said:

I installed iis in windows 7 as per the article. but while installing sql server 2005 it is again giving me same error IIS feature required. i am fed up with this. please help me.

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