FP97: How to Install FrontPage Server Extensions for MSPWS

ID: q167931

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
Microsoft Windows 95 operating system

SUMMARY

This article describes how to install the Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions to the Microsoft Personal Web Server on a computer running Windows 95. This article assumes that both FrontPage and the Personal Web Server have been installed successfully.

MORE INFORMATION

To install the FrontPage Server Extensions, follow these steps:

1. In Windows Explorer, double-click the FrontPage Server Administrator

   icon. By default, this file is located in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft
   FrontPage folder. If you do not see the FrontPage Server Administrator
   icon, double-click the Fpsrvwin.exe file. In FrontPage 97 this file is 
   located in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft FrontPage\bin folder.

2. Click Install.

3. From the Server Type list, select "Microsoft Personal Web Server."

   Note that this will succeed only if you have the Microsoft Personal Web
   Server installed locally.

4. Click OK.

5. In the Confirmation dialog box, verify that the settings are

   correct. The default settings are:

      Server Type:  Microsoft Personal Web Server
      Server Port:  80
      Document Root: C:\Webshare\wwwroot

   If these settings are correct, click OK.

6. When you are asked to enter an account name, type the name you

   want. For example, type your first name. Click OK.

   NOTE: The account name should not contain any spaces.

7. Click Yes.

8. Close the Server Administrator.

Additional query words: 97 MSPWS

Keywords          : kbusage kbdta fpext 
Version           : windows:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: July 1, 1999