So you have installed IIS 7 on Vista, you go to configure your authentication and low and behold, by default, “Windows Authentication” is not in the list.
To resolve this, within vista, Open Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn windows features on or off -> Scroll down to IIS, expand all of the nodes to find the ‘Security’ node within there – and there it is, “Windows Authentication” is unchecked – as is “basic authentication”. Check the providers you want, then click OK.
Hope this helps some poor soul.
M
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This is one poor soul that helped
Thanks
What happens if isn’t in Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn windows features on or off -> IIS?
This is another soul saved by your comment, took me some time to find it. you should be shouting it from the roof tops. Many thanks
Oh you saved lot of my time , thanks much
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Nice points…
Thanks for that – saved me heaps of time. I can’t believe how locked down IIS 7.0 is.
Yea, this article also helped this poor soul. Thanks!
thanks, i agree that this saved a lot of time for me
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!
Whew, just upgraded at work from my old laptop and was having a heck of a time googleing up a solution. Thank you much sir.
Thanks for that!
yes, this helped a lot. I was poking around in the incredible new maze of scattered Microsoft settings dialogs for hours looking for this.
I am using Vista Premium, not ultimate, and there is no Windows Authentication under Security, or any other place for that matter. Only Basic Authentication. I’m finding this to be common while desperately searching for help installing SSRS.
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thanks man, unfortunately this poor soul burned too much time spinning wheels with lousy MS Help(less) docco which PRESUMES you have already done the steps you described. Turning into IBM…
I am using Vista Premium, not ultimate, and there is no Windows Authentication under Security, or any other place for that matter. Only Basic Authentication. I’m finding this to be common while desperately searching for help installing SSRS.
I have been hrough various google entries and finally I have got the answer. Thank you
Im another it helped
Hello,
Even am using Vista-Home Premium. If I understand correctly, “If Basic Authentication is checked does it mean that Windows Authentication is checked ” ? If so, I checked it long back..Still I get caution error while configuring Performance Point Server 2007 and on click of messages “it says, “Missing : Windows Authentication”
Thanks for your help
Thanks Matthew for the good tip.
From this tip, I derived similar procedure for Windows 2008 Server:
Open Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn windows features on or off -> You’re in the “Server Manager” window now –> Select “Web Server (IIS)” in the Roles Summary section –> In the Roles Services section, click “Add Roles Services” –> Check “Windows Authentication” in the Security section –> The rest is straight forward from here.
Re-start your IIS mananger to see the newly added “Windows Authenticaion” option –> You can enable it now.
-WX
Thanks a lot for helping this poor soul, which wondered here and there for many days to find this basic authentication in IIS 7, and finally was rescued by this blessed post.
thank you
OK… 2 hours of looking… installing, uninstalling, searching, reading the “help files” (HA!) – then I found you… and this “poor soul” is wondering WHY!!!!!!
Count me as another one helped. Thanks!
Thanks
Totally helped this poor soul – thank you
Vista Premium do not have “Windows Authentication” in IIS – WWW Services” – security
The product team is either
1. Under pressure by some stupid product manager to remove it
2. Forgot to put it in and do not want to release patches
3. They want all the developer to buy professional and above so MS make more $
Personally I think it’s 3. and I think it’s a dumb reason
Windows Authentication is not installed on vista prem. They have a very risky work around used only for debugging. At this point, they do not have an efficent way to install the Auth plug. Unfortunately, this will only frustrate some poor soul.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937523
-V-
Ditto.
Thanks so much. Was going nuts over this one!!!
thanks a lot man …. it saved lot of my time
Great stuff, another soul saved.
Thank god for google and blogs!
It helped me. Thanks.