The Personal Web Server package makes it easy to install any of the following new features:
- Microsoft Personal Web Server
- A desktop Web server that can be used to host a Web site on the the corporate intranet, or to develop and test a Web site before hosting the site on an ISP.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
- Microsoft's newest version of Internet Explorer delivers the essential features you need to make finding, browsing, and communicating over the Internet a seamless part of the computing experience.
- Microsoft Transaction Server
- Supports creation of Microsoft Transaction Server applications. A transaction is a server operation that succeeds or fails as a whole, even if the operation involves many steps. MTS also supports process isolation of applications.
- Microsoft Data Access Components
- Easy use of databases with support for ActiveX Data Objects and the Microsoft Access driver.
- Internet Connection Services for Remote Access Service
- A set of core Windows NT services that facilitate the creation of secure, seamless virtual private networks (VPNs), and improved dial-up connections. The Personal Web Server installation provides only the Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) component of these services. A complete set of the Internet Connection Services is available for Windows NT Server.
- Microsoft Message Queue Client
- Allows applications to pass along transaction notification and continue processing without waiting for confirmation that the transaction has completed.
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