Re: web host

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From: CheshireCat (blah_at_blah.c0m)
Date: 02/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:25:16 -0000

"SilverPegasus" <silverpegasus@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:4A197615-DA83-4DC2-AC89-385CE8A5266B@microsoft.com...
> I currently have window XP home edition. I'm currently working on a
website and I would like to host it myself. Would the current operating
system that I have, be enough for the task? If so, what steps do I need to
take to configure my computer to host my own site?

You won't be able to use XP home for IIS. The pro version comes with it
included.
Have a look at the windows version of Apache. It looks complicated at first
but if you go through the configuration script slowly and without panicking
it's pretty easy 

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