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Before you make changes in IIS 6.0 it is a good idea to backup your current configuration. Here is how to do it (admin priviligies needed):
1. Click Start, point to Administrative tools, and then click Internet Information Services.

2. Right-click the name of your computer in IIS Manager, point to All Tasks, and then click Backup/Restore Configuration.

3. Click Create Backup in the Configuration Backup/Restore dialog box, and then type a name for this backup.

NOTE: If you want to create secure backup, click to select the Encrypt backup using password check box in the Configuration Backup dialog box, type a password in the Password box, and then type the same password in the Confirm password box. The backup name cannot contain any symbols, just letters and numbers.

4. Click OK to quickly back up the administrative settings in the metabase.

The backup name and its date and time are now listed in the Previous Backups dialog box.

5. Click Close, and then quit IIS Manager.

6. To restore the metabase backup, right-click the name of your computer in IIS Manager, point to All Tasks, and then click Backup/Restore Configuration. Under Previous backups, select the file name that you want, and then click Restore. If prompted for a password, type the password.backup restore configuration backup IIS internet information servicesbackup restore configuration backup IIS internet information services