Re: Save? How? What about Publish

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From: Susan (dsnsacree_at_msn.com)
Date: 03/17/05


Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 05:22:57 -0600

I can use the file system and "browse" to location in wwwroot and publish,
but that is like it is not a server. The main reason I purchased XP Pro was
for the server and now I cannot figure out how to set the thing up. It was
not this difficult last year!

"Susan" <dsnsacree@msn.com> wrote in message
news:OioZZFuKFHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>I copied and pasted my website into wwwroot. I can bring up the website in
>IE by http://localhost/eastern but I cannot Publish to it in FrontPage. It
>does not find the website and asks me if I want to create one and I reply
>yes then it bounces me back to the remote properties page.
>
> I think it is that "folder is not accessible" thing again.
> "Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OmJTL1qKFHA.2716@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> You need to have a home page named, default.htm in localhost.
>>
>> --
>> ==============================================
>> Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
>> WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
>> http://www.ycoln-resources.com
>> FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
>> ==============================================
>> To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
>> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
>>
>> "Susan" <dsnsacree@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:eYdXskpKFHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>I can publish fine remotely where I pay and know what my host requires.
>>>It
>>> is on my laptop used solely by me that I am struggling with and trying
>>> to
>>> figure out what has changed. I can publish to My Webs in My Documents
>>> and
>>> preview it in my browser. But I cannot publish to localhost. What has
>>> "them" Microsoft changed? This just happened in the last week and
>>> reinstalling Windows, IIS, FPSE did not change it although I must admit
>>> I am
>>> not having the terrible disonnection problems with my ISP like I did.
>>>
>>> If it were not for you MS-MVPs and your help I would have given up on
>>> these
>>> computers a long time ago :) !
>>>
>>> The message is what I get when I open http://localhost while logged on
>>> as
>>> administrator.
>>>
>>> "Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:OnLwoNpKFHA.1096@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>> Did you actually create a web before publishing?
>>>> Do you have a default home page as required by your host as outlined in
>>> the
>>>> message? You need to check with them to see what is required.,
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ===
>>>> Tom "Pepper" Willett
>>>> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
>>>> ---
>>>> About FrontPage 2003:
>>>> http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
>>>> FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
>>>> Understanding FrontPage:
>>>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
>>>> ===
>>>> "Susan" <dsnsacree@msn.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uPpzw$oKFHA.3076@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>> | What am I supposed to do with the following message? It is nice to
>>>> know
>>>> that
>>>> | my web service is running. I just wish I could publish to it!
>>>> |
>>>> | --------------------------------------------------
>>>> |
>>>> |
>>>> |
>>>> |
>>>> |
>>>> | Your Web service is now running.
>>>> |
>>>> | You do not currently have a default Web page established for your
>>>> users.
>>>> Any
>>>> | users attempting to connect to your Web site from another machine are
>>>> | currently receiving an Under Construction page. Your Web server lists
>>> the
>>>> | following files as possible default Web pages:
>>>> | default.htm,default.asp,index.htm,iisstart.asp. Currently, only
>>>> iisstart.asp
>>>> | exists.
>>>> |
>>>> | To add documents to your default Web site, save files in
>>>> | c:\inetpub\wwwroot\.
>>>> |
>>>> |
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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