>Thanks for these links but although I have found the correct dialog to turn Windows features on/off the dialog just comes up empty! Nothing is shown at all, not IIS but also nothing else either!

Could it be UAC getting in your way? Make sure you use Run as Administrator when you launch the Windows Features dialog (or turn UAC off altogether).

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>I'm not sure if that's the way this laptop came installed or what ... might have to install and use Apache instead.
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>>Jos,
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>>This might help:
>>http://www.west-wind.com/webconnection/docs?page=_22f0xkbmq.htm
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>>IIS is installed on all versions of Vista and Windows 7. I can't remember the details exactly, but I think on Vista Home Basic you can't configure it explicitly. All other versions however do support it and I believe Windows 7 does as well on all versions.
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>>>Hi,
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>>>Historically when developing websites I always uploaded my development work to a web server and tested on the web server itself. Then made corrections and re-loaded my work to the web server. If I want to develop a new website on my own laptop then I assume I would need to install IIS on it in order to test how it works. Is that right? If so, is there a downloadable IIS installer package for Vista?
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>>>Thanks
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>>>Jos