History
The first Microsoft web server was a research project at European Microsoft Windows NT Academic Centre (EMWAC), part of the University of Edinburghin Scotland, and was distributed as freeware. However, since the EMWAC server was unable to scale to handle the volume of traffic going toMicrosoft.com, Microsoft was forced to develop its own web server, IIS.
| Version | Obtained from | Operating System |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Included with Windows NT 3.51 SP 3 (or as a self-contained download). | Windows NT Server 3.51 |
| 2.0 | Included with Windows NT Server 4.0. | Windows NT Server 4.0 |
| 3.0 | Included with Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 3 (Internet Information Server 2.0 is automatically upgraded to Internet Information Server 3.0 during the install of SP3). | Windows NT Server 4.0 |
| 4.0 | Self-contained download from www.microsoft.com or the Windows NT Option Pack compact disc. | Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 |
| 5.0 | Built-in component of Windows 2000. | Windows 2000 |
| 5.1 | Built-in component of Windows XP Professional. | Windows XP Professional |
| 6.0 | Built-in component of Windows Server 2003. | WIndows Server 2003 |
| 7.0 | Built-in component of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. | Windows Vista and WIndows Server 2008 |
| 7.5 | Built-in component of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. | Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 |
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