To keep your operating system completely separate from all the web stuff, it is advisable to move inetpub directory off the root of a %SystemDrive% to a completly different drive. In these sample I am moving IIS from C:\inetpub to x:\inetpub. Adjust this to your needs. Steps described here were tested on Windows 7 IIS 7.5 and Windows 2008 Server R2 IIS 7.5. Check if your http://localhost/ is working before proceeding. -01- Stop all IIS-related services Stop services related to IIS: – FTP (if installed) – IIS Admin – SMTP (if installed) – Windows Process Activation (will stop all other IIS services) – WWW (will be stopped by stopping previous…