To Install Additional Features on a Windows 2008 Server, or Windows 7

This topic refers to the Windows 2008 server version. When installing on Windows 7, the core requirements are basically the same. The selection dialogs might be different.

  1. From the Control Panel, open Programs and Features.
  2. In the left panel, select Turn Windows features on or off.
  3. In the Tree pane, expand the Roles item.
  4. If the Web Server (IIS) role is not listed:
    1. In the Results pane, click Add Roles to display the Add Roles Wizard.
    2. In the Tree pane, click Server Roles.
    3. In the dialog that is displayed, select Web Server (IIS) and click Next to display the Web Server (IIS) dialog.
    4. Click Next to display the Select Role Services dialog.
  5. If the Web Server (IIS) role is listed, in the Results pane, click Add Role Services.
  6. In the Select Role Services dialog:
    • Under Management tools, select:
      • IIS Management Console
      • IIS 6 Management Compatibility (select all available features)
    • Under Application Development, select:
      • .NET Extensibility
      • ASP .NET
    • Under Common Http Features, select:
      • Default Document
    • Under Security, select:
      • Request Filtering
  7. Add the Windows Process Activation and its children.
  8. Click Install.
  9. When the installation completes, click Close.
  10. In the Tree pane, click Features, and in the Results pane, click Add Features.
  11. In the Add Features Wizard:
    1. Under .NET Framework 3.5.1 Features, select all available features.
    2. Click Next to display the Confirm Installation Selections dialog.
    3. Click Install. Wait for the installation to complete, and then click Close.
  12. Check the WCF services are enabled and running:
    1. Open the services mmc via the control panel.
    2. Ensure that the Net.Pipe Listener adapter is enabled and started and set to autostart.
    3. Ensure that the Net.Tcp Listener adapter is enabled and started and set to autostart.
    4. Ensure that the Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service is enabled and started and set to autostart.