Once you're sure that your Web Server is configured, the first step after the files have been unzipped or copied to the specified directories is to run the _WebStoreConfig.exe application. This little app configures the virtual directory for the Web Store:

In most cases you don't need to change any of the settings in this dialog, but there are options to change the local or remote IIS Web site that the application is installed on.

Start by picking the domain for the Web Server (usually localhost or 127.0.0.1) and the Web Site to install the new virtual on. The Web Site is usually the default Web Site, which should be selected at startup.

The path of the Web Store is the installation's WestWindWebStore directory which cannot be changed. If you want to install and run the Web Store in a different directory, you can move this Web directory to a new location and run this _WebStoreConfig.exe application from the new location to configure the virtual directory.

Once you have the setting the way you like click on Create Virtual Directory.

Important: Security Permissions Configuration for Web access

After you click the Create Virtual Directory button and the virtual has been created with IIS you will be prompted to set permissions for the directory in order to allow anonymous access to the site running in IIS. The Web store also wants to add permissions to allow the Web server's account to write into the web directory so that the web.config file can be updated and various log files can be written to disk in the admin path.

In effect you need to allow read/execute access to the Internet Guest Account (IUSR_<MachineName>), and give full access to the account the application is running under (ASPNET (iis5) or NETWORK SERVICE (iis6)).

To help you with this task we can perform these settings for you from the dialog that pops up after the Virtual directory has been created. You can also choose to do it manually.

If you choose the manual configuration route, please visit the following link:

Manual Web Site Configuration

Once you're done with the configuration you click on the main form's Exit button and this will start the Adminstration Web site.

Security Notice - Logging in to Administration
By default the store is configured to use Windows Authentication and the Administration interface doesn't allow anonymous access so you need to log in with a Windows username and password.

If this doesn't work for you can disable the authentication by setting the <authorization> setting in web.config. There's a separate <location> section for the admin path in web.config. Remove the <deny users="?"> key (in bold below) to allow open access:

<location path="admin">
  <system.web>
    <authorization>
      <!-- Deny any unauthenticated users -->
      <!-- <deny users="?" /> -->
    </authorization>
  </system.web>
</location>

If you can't use Windows Authentication you can also change the main <authentication> in web.config to Forms (in which case you need to set up users - a base template is provided).