Internet Information Services (IIS
) is a web server application and set of feature extension modules created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows
. It is an an essential component for hosting any ASP.Net project on Windows platform. While installing or configuring IIS, if the system prompts for iisback.vbs or asks for the Windows Server
CD, here is how we can solve it.
) is a web server application and set of feature extension modules created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows. It is an an essential component for hosting any ASP.Net project on Windows platform. While installing or configuring IIS, if the system prompts for iisback.vbs or asks for the Windows Server CD, here is how we can solve it.iisback.vbs is a very important file in terms of backing up IIS
config. This file comes along with the Windows Server installation cd and will be available in the I386 folder in the file system after the Windows Server is installed completely. To overcome this error, follow the below steps
Step – 1: Open the explorer and navigate to the Windows Installation folder in C drive
Installation folder in C drive
Step – 2: In the I386 folder, look for the file named IISBACK.VBS or IISBACK.VB_
If you can find this file, click “Browse” on the error prompt and give the full path to I386 folder in the text box. In this example it is “C:\Windows Installation Files\I386” and click Ok
Step – 3: If this works, very well.. Otherwise, we need to find any other directories that might have this file. So select “C:” and click on search and search for filename “IISBACK”. Do not give the extension.
Click Search. Wait for few minutes till the search is complete. Try pointing to each folder displayed in search results, one after another till it works.
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