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Initially released on January 21, 2009, Microsoft Web Platform Installer (Web PI) is a simple, free tool that automates the installation of Microsoft’s entire Web Platform including:
- IIS
- Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition
- SQL Server 2008 Express Edition
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio
- PHP
- and more.
The final (non-beta) 2.0 version of the software, released September 24, 2009, adds the ability to automate installation of certain 3rd party software, such as :
- WordPress
- Umbraco
- Drupal
- and more.
Additionally, Web PI 2.0′s options are populated dynamically at runtime from Microsoft’s servers, allowing installation options to be updated without the need to download newer versions of the Web PI software.
Supported operating systems include Windows XP Professional SP2+, Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2003 SP1+, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7. Supported Architectures include both x86 and 64-bit.
The Web PI can be downloaded from the Microsoft Web Platform website here
Source : Wikipedia
