Creating Virtual Directories in IIS 6.0 (IIS 6.0) using Windows Explorer

In most cases, the content you publish to your Web or FTP site is located in a root or home directory on your computer, such as C:\Inetpub\Wwwroot\. However, there might be instances when the content is located somewhere else, or even on a remote computer.

To publish from any directory not contained within your home or root directory, you can create a virtual directory. A virtual directory is a directory that is not contained in the home directory but appears to client browsers as though it were.

You can create a virtual directory through IIS Manager or by using Windows Explorer. Additionally, you can create a Web virtual directory by using the Iisvdir.vbs script, and a FTP virtual directory by using the Iisftpdr.vbs script.


Important

You must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer to perform the following procedure or procedures. As a security best practice, log on to your computer by using an account that is not in the Administrators group, and then use the runas command to run IIS Manager as an administrator. At a command prompt, type runas /user:Administrative_AccountName "mmc %systemroot%\system32\inetsrv\iis.msc".


Procedures
To create a virtual directory by using Windows Explorer

1. Open Windows Explorer.

2.Right-click the folder you want to be a virtual directory, and click Sharing and Security.

3.Click the Web Sharing tab.

4.Click Share this folder.

5.In the Alias box, type the name for the virtual directory.

6.Click OK twice.