Re: problems publishing to the web

Deleting my files worked!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I must be a typical newbie! :)
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Thanks for your input!


"David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]" wrote:

> If you look at your site all the time, and webmaster newbies always do, then
> you've certainly cached it. If you aren't familiar with browser caching go
> to (in IE) Tools, Internet Options, and use the Delete Files button to
> "clear the cache". You can restrict caching by adjusting the size of the
> temp files folder or by going to the Advanced tab and using the option to
> remove temp files when the browser is closed. After you clear the cache you
> want to test the site again.
> That's the most common newbie mistake. The other (if the former doesn't
> resolve your issue) mistake is (assuming your publish "was" successful) to
> have published to the incorrect location on the server. I have sometimes
> logged into a customers server and seen they uploaded the site files like 3
> times in different locations. But only one location is the correct one, so
> if a second publish isn't in the correct location it isn't going to
> over-write the existing site files. The host provider will instruct you as
> to where you are to upload, sometimes this is directly to the domain name,
> sometimes it is to a folder called "www" or "html".
>
> David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
> http://www.publishermvps.com
> http://www.davidbartosik.com
>
>
> "DPolly" <DPolly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0955D19C-BB4F-47BD-8E81-3EAF1E08424C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > My web site is designed, I've followed each step to publish to the web
> > using
> > an http posting, my dialog box says that the site is being published , and
> > I've saved it as index.html but when I log onto the internet my old site
> > is
> > still there!??!
> >
> > Any ideas??? I've been working on this all day and I really need my site
> > up
> > and running! I must be missing something, it looks so easy!?!?!
> > Any help for a first time publisher user would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!
> >
> > Thanks - Dawn
>
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