Christer K wrote:
> Thanks !
> Hate to spend a week reinstalling all programs ... but it might be the
> "best" way to do it all things considered.
> The problem is that I need the increased file security and an onboard
> IIS for development purposes which XP Pro offers (right?).
> /Christer K.
>

Yes, Windows XP Professional has IIS5. You have to manually add the IIS5
components through Add/Remove Programs. The installation does not install
IIS5 by default, but it is included on the CD-ROM for manual installation
later.

Using Services you can turn off the IIS and the website when you are not
using them. This reduces the attack vector against your PC. When you need
them, just renable and start them.

When running IIS, be sure to keep your computer's patching up-to-date.

Yes, if the harddrive partition(s) are formatted using the NTFS file system,
you can more granually control file and folder permissions.