I am trying to install RS on Vista. I notice that the list of IIS features to turn on, listed in the KB article and blog entries, mentions a "Windows Authentication" IIS feature to check under Security. I don't have that (although I have one labeled "Basic Authentication") -- I'm on a "workgroup" computer at home.
Does this mean that you simply can't install RS on Vista unless you're joined to a domain? Thanks,
-Doug
You an use Basic Authentication. Windows Auth is more secure and the suggested auth type. You do not need to be joined to a domain to install RS.|||
The issue is not which options are supported by RS, but which options allow SQL Setup to detect the presence of IIS 7 successfully, as a pre-condition to installing RS.
I have since discovered my answer, though it's an annoying and ironic one: IIS 7 does not support Windows Authentication in Windows Home Premium Edition. Therefore RS cannot be installed. Windows Authentication is one of the requirements for SQL Setup to detect IIS successfully.
What's in IIS 7 by Vista edition: http://www.iis.net/default.aspx?tabid=2&subtabid=25&i=1100
What SQL Setup needs to detect IIS: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920201/en-us
Rationale: "The IIS 7 role on the Windows Vista Home Premium Edition is to support the needs of the casual or hobbyist web developers; as such the majority of the IIS 7 Web Server features required for web site development are available. Features not normally associated with hobbyist web development such as FTP server, advanced Web authentication and authorization, and remote administration are not available on the Vista Home Premium Edition."
-Doug
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