To reset the passwords for the IUSR and the IWAM accounts so that they are the same in both the Internet Information Services (IIS) metabase and in the local accounts directory, do the following steps:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management.
2. Under System Tools, click Local Users and Groups, and then click Users.
3. Right-click IUSR_ComputerName, and then click Set Password.
4. Click Proceed.
5. Type the password in the New password box and in the Confirm password box, and then click OK.
6. Right-click IWAM_ComputerName, and then click Set Password.
7. Click Proceed.
8. Type the password in the New password box and in the Confirm password box, and then click OK.
9. Quit Computer Management.
10. Click Start, and then click Run.
11. In the Open box, type cmd and then click OK.
12. Type cd drive:\inetpub\adminscripts, where drive is the drive where Windows is installed, and then press ENTER.
13. To reset the password for the IUSR_ComputerName account, type the following command (where password is the password that you set in step 5), and then press ENTER:

cscript.exe adsutil.vbs set w3svc/anonymoususerpass "password"

14. To reset the password for the IWAM_ComputerName account, type the following command (where password is the password that you set in step 8), and then press ENTER:

cscript.exe adsutil.vbs set w3svc/wamuserpass "password"

15. Update the starting identity of all IIS COM+ application packages by typing the following at the command prompt:

cscript.exe synciwam.vbs -v

Note You may need to restart IIS for all changes to take effect. To restart IIS, click Start, click Run, type iisreset, and then click OK.