Installing LBE Resource Booker

You have just installed the Resource Booker. The instructions below show how to create a web site pointing to this installation. The instructions are for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. Installation for Windows 98/NT is similar.

Windows Vista:
You should accept the default installation folder of c:\inetpub\wwwroot\LBE Resource Booker. If you installed it outside c:\inetpub\wwwroot it will not work

1. Assign the correct permissions:

Windows XP only: Disable simple file sharing;

1. Click Start | My Computer | Tools | Folder Options | View.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the list of advanced settings and un-check Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended).
3. Click OK.

Windows 2000/XP/2003

1. Open Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder you installed LBE Resource Booker into.
2. Right click on the folder, select Properties.
3. Click the tab labelled Security.
4. Click the Add button.
5. Type the name IUSR_machinename (replace machinename with the actual name of the web server). Click OK.
6. It will be listed in the list of user names as "Internet Guest account ( Machinename\IUSR_machinename).
7. In the box below showing "Permissions for Internet Guest", make sure the "Full control" box is ticked.
8. Click the advanced button
9. Tick the box "replace permissions entries on all child objects..."
10. Click Ok.
11. Click Yes to the "Do you wish to continue..." prompt
12. Click OK

Windows Vista:

• Open Windows Explorer, navigate to c:\inetpub\wwwroot\LBE Resource Booker
• Right click on the folder, select Properties.
• Click the tab labelled Security.
• Click the Edit button, click the Add button.
• Type the name IUSR . Click OK.
• It will be listed in the list of user names - select it
• In the box below showing "Permissions for IUSR", make sure the "Full control" box is ticked.
• Click OK. Click OK.
• navigate to c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\temp
• Right click on the folder, select Properties.
• Click the tab labelled Security.
• Click the Edit button then the Add button.
• Type the name IUSR. Click OK.
• It will be listed in the list of user names - select it
• In the box below showing "Permissions for IUSR", make sure the "Full control" box is ticked.
• Click OK. Click Ok

2. Ensure you have Internet services Manager installed:

Windows 2000 and XP:

1. Click Start | Settings | Control Panel| Add/Remove Programs
2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components
3. Make sure the box next to "Internet Information Services (IIS)" is checked
4. Click Next, then Finish

Please note, IIS is not available in Win XP Home.

Windows 2003 Server

1. Click Start | All programs | Administrative Tools | Configure your server Wizard
2. Click Next | Next
3. Select Application Server (IIS, ASP.NET)
4. Click Next
5. Application Server Options: The Resource Booker does not need Frontpage server extensions or ASP.NET, you can leave both of these unchecked. Click Next.
6. Click Next, "Installing and Configuring IIS" will show.
7. Click Finish
8. By default, IIS 6 will only serve html (static pages) pages. To run our program, you need to enable the ASP web service extension. In Internet Services Manager, click Web Services Extensions, select "Active Server Pages" and click the Allow button

Windows Vista

1. Click Start | Control Panel| Programs | Programs & Features | Turn Windows features on or off
2. Click the box to select Internet Information Services,
3. Click the > next to Internet Information Services to expand the list. Click the > next to World Wide Web Services to expand that item as well
4. Click the > next to Application Development Features to expand that item. Check the box next to ASP
5. Click the > next to Security to expand that item. Check the box next to Windows Authentication
6. Click Ok, you will need to reboot

3. Create a new website on your webserver.

Windows 2000
Click Start | Settings | Control Panel| Administrative Tools | Internet Services Manager

Windows XP
Click Start | Settings | Control Panel| Administrative Tools | Internet Information Services

Windows 2003 Server
Click Start | Settings | Control Panel| Administrative Tools | Internet Information Services

Windows Vista
Start Menu | All Programs | Administrative Tools | Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager or just type IIS in the seach box and press return

Win 2000/XP/2003

1. Click on the + symbol to the left of the computer name , this will expand to show another entry called "Web sites"
2. Click the + symbol next to "Web Sites". This will expand below to show "Default Web site"
3. Click the + symbol next to "Default Web site". This will expand below to show several items.
4. Right click on "Default Web site", select New | Virtual Directory
5. Virtual Directory Alias. This is the name that you will use to access the website, enter something easy e.g. resourcebooker. Click Next.
6. Web Site Content Directory: Click the browse button. Select the directory you installed the Resource Booker into, Click OK, click Next.
7. Access permissions: accept the defaults of Read and Run scripts. Click Next. Click Finish
8. The new virtual directory will show in the list below "Default web site"
9. Right click on the new virtual directory, select Properties
10. The first tab is called "Virtual Directory"
11. The bottom part of this tab is labelled "Application settings"
12. Make sure that there is a name in "Application Name", if not, click the Create button
13. Click the Directory Security Tab.
14. In the Anonymous Access and Authentication Control section, click the Edit button
15. Make sure Anonymous Access is checked. Note the user name and confirm it is the same as the one you used when setting folder permissions
16. Make sure "Allow IIS to control password" is checked
17. Click OK. You are back at the Properties window. Click OK to close it.

Windows Vista

1. Click on the > symbol to the left of the computer name , this will expand to show another entry called "Web sites"
2. Click the > symbol next to "Web Sites". This will expand below to show "Default Web site"
3. Click the > symbol next to "Default Web site". This will expand below to show several items.
4. Right click on "Default Web site", select Add Application
5. Alias. This is the name that you will use to access the website, enter something easy e.g. resourcebooker. Click Next.
6. Physical Path: Click the browse button. Select the directory you installed the Resource Booker into (by default this is c:\inetpub\wwwroot\lbe Resource Booker), Click OK.
7. The new application will show in the list below "Default web site"
8. Click on the new application
9. In the right hand area, double-click Authentication, make sure Anonymous Authentication is enabled
10. Click on the new application in the left hand area
11. In the right hand area, double-click ASP, click the + next to Debugging Properties to expand it. Scroll down and double-click "send errors to browser" to change its value to True. Click Apply in the top right.

4. Finished

You should now be able to open the helpdesk at http://your_machinename/your_alias

You can close this browser window now and continue with running the configuration utility.