Multiple web sites in IIS 5.1

Last few weeks I had been working with one web based CMS (Content Management System) software called Umbraco. The system has a limitation which does not allow it to be hosted inside a virtual directory within IIS. It has to be installed in the web server root in order for it to work properly.

I wanted to install and try the software at any cost. However, I didn't want to mess up my existing web server as I have already configured many virtual directories in it. I could not create a new web site instance through IIS also because, its not possible with Windows XP Professional and IIS 5.1. I had to find a solution for the problem because I couldn't just find a machine to install the new software only. So, as usual I googled the net and I could find some cool tools available to do the trick. Here I share the tool which I still use in my machine.

IIsAdmin.NET: Create Multiple Web Sites Under Windows XP

The only limitation with the tool is that only one web site can be active at one time. Since I use my machine for development purposes I feel it is tolerable.