DOCUMENT:Q280048 01-DEC-2000 [iis] TITLE :Delete Option Is Unavailable When Trying to Remove Admin Web Sit PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER::4.0,5.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbOSWin2000 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 - Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you right-click the Administration Web site in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), the Delete option is not available. CAUSE ===== The site is configured with a metabase property, which prevents the Delete option from being displayed in the MMC. RESOLUTION ========== To remove the Administration Web site, do the following: In IIS 4.0: 1. Click Start, click Programs, click Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, and then select Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack Setup. 2. Click Next, then click Add/Remove. 3. Click to highlight Internet Information Server (IIS). 4. Click Show Subcomponents, and then click to uncheck Internet Server Manager (HTML). 5. Click OK, click Next, and then click Finish. In IIS 5.0: 1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components, and then click Components. 3. Click to highlight Internet Information Services (IIS), and then click Details. 4. Click to uncheck Internet Services Manager (HTML), click OK, click Next, and then click Finish. STATUS ====== This behavior is by design. Additional query words: iis, mmc, adminstration web site, delete, metabase ====================================================================== Keywords : kbOSWin2000 Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400 Version : :4.0,5.0 Issue type : kbprb Solution Type : kbpending ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.