Install SilverStripe manually on Windows using IIS as the web server.
If you are not confident in installing web server software manually on Windows, it is recommended you use the
[Web Platform Installer](windows-pi) method instead, which will do the installation for you.
## [Install using IIS 7.x](windows-manual-iis-7)
This applies to Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
## [Install using IIS 6.x](windows-manual-iis-6)
*Note: It's recommended you upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2 which uses IIS 7.5*.
This applies to Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2.
## Additional notes
Microsoft has no URL rewriting module for anything less than IIS 7.x. This will mean your URLs are like yoursite.com/index.php/about-us rather than yoursite.com/about-us.
However, if you do want friendly URLs you must you must buy or use other URL rewriting software:
* [IIRF](http://iirf.codeplex.com/) (should work for most cases - see [IIS 6 guide](windows-manual-iis-6) for rewrite rules)
* [ISAPI_Rewrite](http://www.helicontech.com/download-isapi_rewrite3.htm) (The freeware, lite version should be fine for simple installations)
* If you have 64-bit Windows, you can try [this](http://www.micronovae.com/ModRewrite/ModRewrite.html)
Instructions are available for [installing PHP on IIS 6](http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/248/configuring-fastcgi-extension-for-iis60/) by the IIS team.
On Windows XP, you need to disable **Check that file exists**. See [installation-on-windows-pi](windows-pi) for more information.
