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Important Differences Between Version of IIS (4, 5, 5.

1 and 6)
IIS 4.0 IIS 5.0 IIS 5.1 IIS 6.0
Windows XP
Platform NT4 Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 family
Professional
Architecture 32-bit 32-bit 32-bit and 64-bit 32-bit and 64-bit
HTTP.sys kernel

When IIS is running in IIS


5.0 isolation mode:
Inetinfo.exe (in-proc
processes) or DLLhost.exe
TCP/IP kernel TCP/IP kernel (out-of-proc processes)
TCP/IP kernel
Application DLLhost.exe DLLhost.exe When IIS is running in
process model (multiple DLL hosts (multiple DLL hosts worker process isolation
MTX.exe
in medium or high in medium or high mode: W3Wp.exe (multiple
application isolation) application isolation) worker processes)

For more information on IIS


isolation modes, see
"Configuring Isolation
Modes" in IIS Help, which is
accessible from IIS Manager.
Metabase
Binary Binary Binary XML
configuration
Windows authentication
Windows
Windows authentication
SSL
Windows authentication
authentication SSL
Security Kerberos
SSL
SSL Kerberos
Security wizard
Kerberos
Security wizard
Passport support
Remote Administration Tool
(HTML)
No HTML
Remote
HTMLA HTMLA Web Server Appliance Kit
administration
Terminal Services (SAK).

Terminal Services
In
Cluster support IIS clustering Windows support Windows support
Windows NT 4.0
Personal Web
Manager on IIS optionally on
IIS on a member of the
WWW services IIS on NT 4.0 Windows 9x Windows XP
Windows Server 2003 family
Professional
IIS on Windows 2000

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