IIS 7 Installation and Configuration for SQL Server 2005 Installation

IIS 7 Installation Prior to SQL Server 2005 installation:

1. You can install IIS in Windows Vista by following the below steps

2. Go to Control Panel and Click Turn Windows Features on or off to install relevant IIS Componenets as discussed below.

-Internet Information Services - -Web Management Tools - - -IIS 6 Management Compatibility - - - -IIS 6 WMI Compatibility - - - -IIS Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility - -World WIde Web Services - - -Application Development Features - - - -ASP.NET - - - -ISAPI Extensions - - - -ISAPI Filters - - -Common Http Features - - - -Default Document - - - -Directory Browsing - - - -HTTP Redirection - - - -Static Content - - -Security - - - -Windows Authentication

AS soon as the above installed, you should be able to install SQL Server 2005 with Reporting Services while installing SQL Server 2005 Developer or Enterprise Edition.