I want to know about it, what it does and how it works and how to set it up on a soon to be fixed old box

you said "fixed old box"

sorry, i guess i'm flirting with the removal of my mod status... next topic

any ASP book will offer an insight into Internet Information Services

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/commu...is/default.mspx

Just make sure your system is patched an updated before starting to use IIS (Nimda and Code Red, etc.)

I have a box, but it needs some installation done on it and i'm without my win2k, xp cds, i'll swing it by your neck of the woods this weekend