You can't install IIS 6 on w2k8. You can configure your application pool to use Classic Mode, this runs the traditional items like ASP.NET as ISAPI-Filters like they do in IIS 6. That is as close to IIS 6 you'll get, which is darn close in my experience,
things that don't work on iis 7 integrated mode work in Classic Mode. Hope that helps.
But my hosting company ACTUALLY installed both IIS 6 and IIS 7 on my W2k8 web edition and they told me IIS7 is serving webpages and IIS6 is handling FTP.
But my hosting company ACTUALLY installed both IIS 6 and IIS 7 on my W2k8 web edition and they told me IIS7 is serving webpages and IIS6 is handling FTP.
Is this a new feature?
I have not heard if this is even possible and if it is would not recommend such a hack to get it working.
It could be that they are using the FTP engine which is from IIS 6 that was released in Windows 2008 and came with the install. Later MS released a new FTP clinet for IIS 7.
you can install both IIS 6 and IIS7 in Windows 2008 but FTP management is available only through IIS 6 where as web sites and application pool management is through II7
You can install both IIS 6 & 7 in windows server 2008. While you add a new role in server manager for web server (IIS), enable the option IIS6 Management Compatibility.
You can install both IIS 6 & 7 in windows server 2008.
You can't. You can install IIS 6.0 management tools, IIS 6.0 metabase compatibility and the IIS 6 FTP service but you can't install IIS 6.0 on Windows 2008
I have to order a WK2008 Web Server (DCS) and therefore, I believe I have to order OS : WK2008 and IIS7 , but the offering available at at present is only IIS6...
Do I haev to wait for IIS7 to be made available in my company or are there any other alternatives?
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Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Jul 06, 2008 02:01 PM|eitan2000|LINK
Hello,
We have worked with server 2003 with IIS 6.0 for a long time.
Recently we have purchased new server with Windows Server 2008 OS.
Since we still don't know how to properly configure IIS 7.0 to work with our application,
we are wondering if there's option to install IIS 6.0 on Server 2008 OS.
Thank you.
Eithan,
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Jul 07, 2008 04:10 AM|steve schofield|LINK
You can't install IIS 6 on w2k8. You can configure your application pool to use Classic Mode, this runs the traditional items like ASP.NET as ISAPI-Filters like they do in IIS 6. That is as close to IIS 6 you'll get, which is darn close in my experience, things that don't work on iis 7 integrated mode work in Classic Mode. Hope that helps.
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Necotin
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Jan 03, 2009 02:03 PM|Necotin|LINK
But my hosting company ACTUALLY installed both IIS 6 and IIS 7 on my W2k8 web edition and they told me IIS7 is serving webpages and IIS6 is handling FTP.
Is this a new feature?
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Jan 03, 2009 03:11 PM|Rovastar|LINK
I have not heard if this is even possible and if it is would not recommend such a hack to get it working.
It could be that they are using the FTP engine which is from IIS 6 that was released in Windows 2008 and came with the install. Later MS released a new FTP clinet for IIS 7.
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Jan 03, 2009 04:08 PM|steve schofield|LINK
It's not possible to have IIS 6 and 7 on the same box. It's IIS 7 with the legacy IIS 6 based FTP service.
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Necotin
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Jan 03, 2009 07:35 PM|Necotin|LINK
Yes, that is exactly what it really is. I just verified that with my hosting company.
It is funny that they still install IIS 6 merely for FTP service when a fine IIS 7 FTP is available.
However, no offence to Steve, this means you can still install IIS 6 on 2008, though it is not serving aspx pages any more.
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Jan 03, 2009 08:39 PM|steve schofield|LINK
No offense taken. :)
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Jun 27, 2009 07:49 AM|Gabriel_EUK|LINK
you can install both IIS 6 and IIS7 in Windows 2008 but FTP management is available only through IIS 6 where as web sites and application pool management is through II7
wpazmino
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Feb 05, 2010 07:59 PM|wpazmino|LINK
Hello Gabriel, sorry for ask this, but how in this world you get IIS 6 installed on Windows 2008???
Where do I download the installer?, is there any special process?
Do I need to uninstall IIS 7???
Thank you !!!
wpazmino
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Feb 05, 2010 08:01 PM|wpazmino|LINK
Excuse me Gabriel,
How in this world did you get IIS 6 working on IIS 7?, could you please explain the process?,
Thank you!
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Feb 06, 2010 02:27 PM|Paul Lynch|LINK
Hi,
You can't install IIS 6.0 on Windows 2008. You can only install the IIS 6.0 Management Tools.
http://blogs.iis.net/chrisad/archive/2007/01/03/managing-iis-6-0-servers-from-windows-vista-and-other-management-stuff.aspx
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salomprakash
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Feb 08, 2010 04:44 AM|salomprakash|LINK
You can install both IIS 6 & 7 in windows server 2008. While you add a new role in server manager for web server (IIS), enable the option IIS6 Management Compatibility.
Regards,
Prakash
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Feb 08, 2010 09:39 AM|Paul Lynch|LINK
You can't. You can install IIS 6.0 management tools, IIS 6.0 metabase compatibility and the IIS 6 FTP service but you can't install IIS 6.0 on Windows 2008
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Aug 13, 2010 10:45 AM|Catherine Christine|LINK
Steve,
Can you confirm that this is still the case ?
I have to order a WK2008 Web Server (DCS) and therefore, I believe I have to order OS : WK2008 and IIS7 , but the offering available at at present is only IIS6...
Do I haev to wait for IIS7 to be made available in my company or are there any other alternatives?
Any Advise welcome!
Thank you,
Cat
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Re: Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6.0
Aug 13, 2010 11:41 AM|Rovastar|LINK
It situation has not changed WIndows 2008 has IIS 7.x you cannot install IIS 6.
You can have the management tools for IIS 6 but that is not the same thing at all and the full install.
Speak to your hosting provider and ask them to clarify what they have and are offering.