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 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [2 days attempting the famous 5 minute install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-days-attempting-the-famous-5-minute-install/)
 *  Thread Starter [stevenray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevenray/)
 * (@stevenray)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-days-attempting-the-famous-5-minute-install/#post-229718)
 * Now it seems to be working as it is supposed to be – podz had it from the beginning–
   Matt at SuccessfulHosting handled it even as I slept – very cool, those kids 
   in Texas………..
 * got the following from Matt H this morning:
 * “The error message “Directry Listing denied” means that IIS is not going to list
   the contents of the directory. It has nothing to do with your script working 
   or not. Since wordpress and phpbb are both PHP, they use a file called “index.
   php” as a default file, and IIS must be set to recognize this in the “Directory
   Indexes” option. The directory index specifies which file to try to open when
   you specify a folder, eg [http://insight-power-systems.com/wordpress/](http://insight-power-systems.com/wordpress/)(
   no file specified). I have added index.php so that message should go away.”
 * “Please let me know if you have any further questions.”
    ——————-
 * Best Regards,
 * Matt H.
 * [http://SuccessfulHosting.com](http://SuccessfulHosting.com)
 * the point being that it is indeed a common IIS phenomena rather than a WordPress
   failing and a Wordpres install might very well require this particular step if
   you are on a IIS server
 * I’ve seen a lot of posts re this particular roadblock for newbies while I was
   searching for an answer on the web – so I hope this helps – the famous 5 minute
   install could have been 5.5 minutes if I had just known this………………..
 * and thanks podz and the rest of you who responded so quickly
 * StevenRay Petersen
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [2 days attempting the famous 5 minute install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-days-attempting-the-famous-5-minute-install/)
 *  Thread Starter [stevenray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevenray/)
 * (@stevenray)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-days-attempting-the-famous-5-minute-install/#post-229612)
 * No answer on that yet podz -will check tomorrow first thing re this – now I must
   crash it’s 3:42 am here
 * Thanks again
    StevenRay
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [2 days attempting the famous 5 minute install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-days-attempting-the-famous-5-minute-install/)
 *  Thread Starter [stevenray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevenray/)
 * (@stevenray)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-days-attempting-the-famous-5-minute-install/#post-229604)
 * That’s encouraging re the windows server – antbody have any idea at all how to
   del with the
 * Directory Listing Denied/This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be
   listed
 * response ?
 * StevenRay
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [2 days attempting the famous 5 minute install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-days-attempting-the-famous-5-minute-install/)
 *  Thread Starter [stevenray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevenray/)
 * (@stevenray)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-days-attempting-the-famous-5-minute-install/#post-229574)
 * re:
    1) I’ll pass the first idea to the techies at Successful Hosting in Texas
   and see if they can make that work – I would really like to know how to set that
   myself though…………. 2) the login link above only gives me the dreaded Directory
   Listing Denied page 3) adding index.php after wp-admin results in the admin page
   with the dashboard etc. – however I cannot view the page from there (Directory
   Listing Denied again) nor is it actually from logging in with a pw etc. – looks
   like anybody could get to it…………….
 * another idea that was advanced was that WordPress was really designed for Linux
   servers and not Windows like I have it on – anybody know if there is anything
   to that ?
 * thanks for all the above efforts
    StevenRay

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