For several weeks I have been unsuccessfully trying to install IIS 7.5 on my win 7 Ultimate (32-bit) system.
1. I've poured through several forums and troubleshooting tips and have tried just about everything -- installing from "Turn Windows Features on or off", installing from command line, installing from "administrator-only" mode, deleting old install error log files, uninstalling .Net updates and installations and re-installing them....but no success.
2. I've even followed the advice on this forums FAQs to uninstall Windows Process Activation Service and clear out the folder contents of C:/inetpub and C:/Windows. I was successfully able to do that. But when after that I try to install IIS components... i get the same message "Unable to install all selected items".
3 .From what I read, I gathered that I don't need to re-install WPAS myself, that it will happen automatically when IIS gets installed. If i've misunderstood this, please correct me.
4. The other thing i'd like to point is that "Internet Information Services" doesn't show up in the list of Administrator Tools (Control Panel > All Control Panel iItems > Administrator Tools)
5. In my several attempts at different troubleshooting tips and fixes, I had fiddled around with the settings around UAC (completely turning it off, etc). It still didn't work. I have since reversed those settings.
<b><u>The main problem that I can see is that Windows is somehow unable to install all the components for whatever reason. I keep getting the "unables to install all items selected" error message.</b></u>
I would really really appreciate if someone can suggest a way to get this working...without having to do a O/S repair, fresh install.
thanks in advance!
Zubin