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# Getting Started with Internet Information Services 6.0

Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 is a full-featured Web hosting server that leverages interactive applications. IIS 6.0 supports the latest Internet standards, which allows your business to take advantage of the full scope of Internet technologies. IIS 6.0 features increase manageability, reliability, availability, security, and performance of your Web server. You can administer IIS using the user interface, known as the IIS snap-in, or through command line scripts. IIS is the Windows Whistler Web service that makes it easy to publish information on your intranet or on the Internet.

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- IIS Documentation Roadmap: Helps you identify and locate various pieces of information about IIS.
- Internet Information Services 6.0 Release Notes: Points you to the latest information for ensuring proper installation and use of Internet Information Services.
- Features: Lists the newly-introduced features in Internet Information Services 6.0 and highlights significant ones introduced in prior versions.
- What's Changed: Lists important changes between versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.1 and 6.0 of IIS.
- Installing IIS: Describes how to install IIS, add or remove components, and lists directories remaining after uninstall.
- Installing IIS Optional Components Contains descriptions and installation instructions of the IIS optional components, which adds to the feature set of IIS.
- IIS snap-in: Explains the primary dialog box where you will administer and set options for IIS.
- Frequently Asked Questions: Answers common questions about Internet Information Services.
- Web Resources: Lists IIS-related resources available on the Internet.

For product support, see the technical support topic in Frequently Asked Questions.

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For IIS 4.0 and later issues, please use: microsoft.public.inetserver.iis

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