Remove and Create the application server role in Windows S..

I am using Windows Server 2003, and I create the role for application
server, and have the roles for FTP server and SMTP server under IIS. My
question is: If I remove the application server, and create the role again,
do you think all the folders under IIS need to reset, and FTP and SMTP
settings are gone as well?? My guess is I need to reset everything, and this
is painful. But I want to know for sure before I go any further.

Please advise. Thanks!

Yes. The application server role is IIS. If you remove the role, you
remove IIS. If you re-apply the role, you install IIS again. One way
around this might be to backup the metabase first but since I've never
installed the role, backed up, then removed and re-installed the role I
can't tell you if you will be successful or not. If you want to try, here
are directions for backing up the metabase:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.imbored.biz/IIS-Backup" target="_blank">http://www.imbored.biz/IIS-Backup</a>

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"Matt" <mattloude.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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 > I am using Windows Server 2003, and I create the role for application
 > server, and have the roles for FTP server and SMTP server under IIS. My
 > question is: If I remove the application server, and create the role
again,
 > do you think all the folders under IIS need to reset, and FTP and SMTP
 > settings are gone as well?? My guess is I need to reset everything, and
this
 > is painful. But I want to know for sure before I go any further.
 >
 > Please advise. Thanks!
 >
 >
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