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Q261002: How to Move the Default Web Site to a Different Drive in IIS 5.0

Article: Q261002
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:3.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 14-MAY-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
- Microsoft Site Server version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run the Microsoft Windows NT Option Pack (NTOP) Setup program to
install Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, you can specify a
location for the Wwwroot directory. However, in Microsoft Internet Information
Services (IIS) version 5.0, this option is no longer available.

RESOLUTION
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To move the default Web site to a different location, perform the following
steps:

1. Stop the default Web site.

2. Move the Inetpub/Wwwroot directory to a different location.

3. On the Home Directory tab, modify the default Web site settings to point to
  the new location.

4. Start the default Web site.

MORE INFORMATION
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If you plan to install Microsoft Site Server and you want to move the Wwwroot
directory to a different location, Microsoft recommends that you make this
change before you install Site Server.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbSiteServSearch kbiisSearch kbAudDeveloper kbiis500 kbSiteServ300
Version           : winnt:3.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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