Fabian:
When I began my IIS adventure I struggled for a week to get a simple COM working - your point is well taking - my initial problems were due to the fact that IIS was not running <s>

Thanks

>Terry:
>You can run any "executable" file in your server (IIS). Taking into account the following:
>- If your file contains HTML and/or JavaScript, save it as HTM or HTML. If includes VBScript MUST BE saved with ASP extension.
>- Your files can be saved in any folder.
>- Configure your IIS to set "Default Directory" pointing to that folder which have your files.
>- Type http://localhost. If you have a file named index or default (asp/html) this file it will execute automatically, if not, a list of that default folder will be displayed so you can click the file to execute it.
>- For a simple "Hello World" just write:
>

>< % ERROR: 
>Response.Write "Hello World"
> % >
>

>Note the symbols

< %

and

% >

marks start and end of VBScript Code.
>You can mix HTML, JavaScript and VBScript in one single page (file), but remember, if you include VBS that means an ASP extension.
>There's a lot more... I think this is enough to get started.
>
>
>>I am trying to get an HTML file to execute a "Hello World" runat=server script. IIS 5.1 is the //localhost server (FAT32).
>>
>>Could someone offer a simple "Hello World" sample that I could try with the runat=server. The sample I am working from may have typos:
>>

<script language="VBScript" runat = "server>"

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>>The questions I have not answered:
>>1) Does the IIS need to be NTFS?
>>2) Does the HTM file need to be in a specific folder?
>>3) Have all the components necessary to execute server scripts been installed?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Terry