Configure Application Isolation Modes

You can run Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 in one of two modes: worker process isolation mode or IIS 5.0 isolation mode. Worker process isolation mode is the default mode the Web server runs in after a clean installation of the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 operating system. IIS 5.0 isolation mode is the default mode when you upgrade to IIS 6.0 from a previous version of IIS. Administrators should only run IIS in IIS 5.0 isolation mode when applications on the server are determined to be incompatible with worker process isolation mode.

Requirements

  • Credentials: Membership in the Administrators group on the local computer.

  • Tools: Iis.msc.

Recommendation

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