Back up and restore settings and configurations in IIS 6

 

To Backing up and restoring settings and configurations in IIS 6, please follow these steps:

1. Open the IIS Manager.
2. Right-click on the machine labeled as Local Computer.
3. From the context menu, select All Tasks, then choose Backup/Restore Configuration, and click on Create Backup.
4. Provide a name for the backed-up configuration, and click OK.
5. Once the backup process is complete, click Close.
6. Navigate to the %windir%\system32\inetsrv\MetaBack directory and copy the created backup to a local folder on your computer.
7. If needed, proceed with reinstalling IIS.
8. Open the local folder where you stored the backup file and copy it to the %windir%\system32\inetsrv\MetaBack directory.
9. Open the IIS Manager once again.
10. Right-click on the machine labeled as Local Computer.
11. Select All Tasks, then Backup/Restore Configuration.
12. Choose the backup name you wish to restore and click on Restore, followed by Yes and OK to confirm.
13. Finally, click Close to complete the process.

Thank you