Implementing 301 redirects for a Windows server

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  1. I understand my domain name through you is rainbowriting.com . However. I recently found out that Google thinks I have duplicate content due to the site being able to come up under both http://rainbowriting.com and http://www.rainbowriting.com - I would like to eliminate the same info being accessible under http://rainbowriting.com . Is there a way you can eliminate the website in question being available under http://rainbowriting.com without eliminating access to http://www.rainbowriting.com ? If you need some help in this, I found the following info, although I wasn't able to implement it myself:

    Implementing 301 redirects for a Windows server:

    When setting up a site in IIS, the normal process is to create one account for the site and add both www and non-www versions of the domain name to the host headers for the account. This creates a canonicalization issue; and the site will then be available at both www and non-www URLs.

    Step 1: Get access to the Windows Server navigation Panel. Navigate your way to the Internet Services Manager (Programs - Administrative Tools - Internet Services Manager).

    Step 2: Create 2 accounts for the site within IIS: one with the www version of the domain in the host header and one with the non-www version of the domain. All of the site files can be placed in the preferred version and a single page in the other..

    Step 3: Right click on the single page you want to redirect FROM and choose Properties. The Properties box will now appear.

    Step 4: Change the redirect option to "A redirection to a URL" and type in the new URL in the box provided.

    Step 5: Be sure to check the box marked "A permanent redirection for this resource". If you leave this box unchecked, you will create a 302 (temporary) redirect, which is not permanent or beneficial from an SEO standpoint in this situation.

    Step 6: Test it!

    If you can perform the above actions, then I will have a redirect coming from http://rainbowriting.com and going over to http://www.rainbowriting.com - where my site will still reside.

    Can you handle this for me? Thank you in advance for a prompt and timely response.
     

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