Re: Tranferring Web and FP From One Drive to Another

From: *** (LeadWinger)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:24:12 -0700

Thanks Chuck. Hadn't thought about that because my friend (the one
with the problem) lost the ability to boot Windows on the old drive.
I'm sure that made him think he couldn't open FP on the old drive. I
told him to use the file manager to open FP directly using its .exe
file.

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On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:39:03 -0800, "Chuck Davis" <newsgroup at
anthemwebs dot com> wrote:

>Open the site on the old drive (it's still intact, you said) and Publish to
>a new folder on the new drive. When prompted that the folder is not a Web
>folder, respond to create one, then when you are informed that there are no
>Server Extensions installed, continue.
>"***" <LeadWinger> wrote in message
>news:0f5k11tu6hmi6p3524l8jlnh1cfa1r2ide@4ax.com...
>>I have been approaching this problem from another direction. Now I
>> would like to know how to set up FP 2000 and a web on another drive or
>> computer. Publishing from the ISP's server is not an option. No
>> server extensions installed.
>>
>> FP was on the original drive, along with the web files. Then the
>> drive lost the ability to boot. The files were still intact. A new
>> boot drive was installed with XP Home and FrontPage 2000. Then the
>> web files were moved from the old drive to the new drive in the same
>> relative location as the original.
>>
>> The web opens OK, but there is no theme or navigation. I expected
>> this as the applicable registry files are still on the original drive.
>> What is the easiest way to rebuild the files on the new drive so as to
>> regain the theme and navigation?
>>
>> ***
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