Q:

What is the best way to get IIS for XP Pro SP2 if you don't have the CD?

I have a work laptop that was purchased new, but it came without the CD. It has XP Pro, but it did not come with IIS installed. This looked to be a good approach:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Guide---How-To-Install-IIS-on-Windows-XP-SP2-Without-CD&id=416853
However, I wanted to check here to see if there were alternative solutions that anyone could recommend, and to check if any of the free .NET developer tools possibly come with IIS as a bundled package.

A:

If you don't have your install disk - check to see if there's a directory called C:\Windows\Options\i386.  The IIS components are located in IIS6.CAB.
You can also download the full Windows XP SP2 download which should have the IIS6.CAB file in it: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

