Is it possible to install IIS 7 on Windows XP?
No, it’s not possible. You can’t even install it on older server versions like Windows Server 2003. Here is a list of all recent Windows operating systems with their corresponding IIS version: Windows Server 2000: IIS 5.0 Windows XP Professional: IIS 5.1 Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition: IIS 6.0 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista: IIS 7.0 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7: IIS 7.5 You could install any one of the above within a Virtual Machine, with Windows XP as the host O/S – using Microsoft’s Virtual PC or a VMWare solution. …