Let's be realistic though, the reason they charge $100 extra is not
becuase of security, it's because they planned on doing this from day one.
They offered it for free to everyone, and when they crushed everyone else,
they come along and charged for the feature that was once free. I am 90%
sure also that you can't install IIS on install, you can only install it
after you have installed the machine. At least that's how it is with Windows
2000 and I am sure XP would follow the same procedure.Robert Everland III Dixon Ticonderoga Web Developer Extraordinaire -----Original Message----- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 12:03 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: web server for XP home? > Well then why not just not install it. I see what you're > saying about security, but if they are a home user and > they don't need it, they probably wouldn't even know how > to install it. It sucks that when I want a new computer > now, I will have get professional and pay $100 just to > get IIS. I don't know about that. I suspect that a lot of home users just click every available checkbox during install, unless they know what they're doing. Hell, a lot of NT admins do that when they set up IIS on a real server! It may suck for you that you have to pay $100 more to MS if you want to get an MS web server. It sucks less for the rest of us that everyone with a cable-modem won't get infected by Code Red XVIII or the like. If you really need to work against IIS specifically, you'll have to use Win2K Server now or wait until XP/.NET Server arrives, anyway, won't you? Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
