Pre-requisites:
1. Windows XP Professional installed
2. Connected to the internet via Highspeed internet connection
3. IIS Services installed
if not, here is how:
-Go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components.
-Go to the Internet Information Services and click Details, Now choose the World Wide Web Service (the required components will be checked automatically, i’d check the documentation option too!)
and Click OK and let XP install IIS.
4. Basic Networking Skills (know how to setup forward ports in router if needed)
To manage IIS / Webserver, Right Click My Computer > Manage
Go to the Bottom, and you’ll see the Internet Information Services, your webserver controls will be there.
Setup a basic homepage if you want, not required though.