IIS, how your comp. becomes your server

Is internet information service (IIS) installed on your computer to help you use it as your server? If so, do you have to use CF along with it?
I guess I can ask the rest of the relating questions once I know that I’m on the right track.
Thank you in advance.

yes it is exactly for that. You need to contact Macromedia for the CF part of your question. I believe you can just install it on any machine with server capabilities including XP.

I have CF installed as it was part of mx family. How much cf involved? My primary use of IIS is just so I don’t have to upload files to a server.

not sure but I think you need to have cf server not cf studio. If I am not mistaken.

I have cf server. When I bought mx family, I could download it. I don’t own it, but I could use it.