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My IP addresses are unassigned - Q290766
I have installed the Microsoft loopback adaptor - Q236869
I have tried the Microsoft workround - Q290766
Has anybody please got any ideas - or should I install Apache? Could it be a conflict with VPOP3 which runs on an IP setting of 127.0.0.1 - but others must be running VPOP3 and IIS5 on the same machine.
I really would be grateful for any thoughts - or is there a way of
contacting Microsoft support that doesn't cost a small fortune?
Once you've installed IIS and started, you should be able to connect to
it with the URL you provided. By default, there won't be any content
there, but you'll see either the IIS help page or an 'Under
Construction' message instead of the errors you described.
So, the first thing you should do is verify that it is started correctly. You can do this from Computer Manager or Internet Services Manager, but for the sake of walking through the steps in written text, I'll show you how to do it from a command prompt:
1) Open a command prompt by clicking Start, then Programs, then
Accessories, and selecting Command Prompt.
2) Enter the command 'NET START W3SVC'
If IIS wasn't already started, you'll see this message:
The World Wide Web Publishing Service service is starting.
The World Wide Web Publishing Service service was started successfully.
You should then re-try the URL http://localhost/. If it still doesn't work, try http://127.0.01/.
That's all it should take. The only way it could be a conflict with
other software is if the other software used TCP Port 80--which it
probably doesn't. You don't need the Loopback adapter installed. Good
luck.
This was first published in October 2001
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