FP97: Cannot Remove Executable Property of Root Folder

ID: q181981

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack

SYMPTOMS

You cannot remove the executable property on a root folder in your Web. Even if you attempt to remove this property by clearing the "Allow scripts or programs to be run" check box in the folder's Properties dialog box, the folder remains executable.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the FrontPage 97 Server Extensions are installed on a Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS).

RESOLUTION

Use one of the following methods to remove the executable property.

Method 1: Remove the Executable Property By Using Internet Service Manager

1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Programs, point to Microsoft

   Internet Services Manager (Common), and then click Internet Service 
   Manager. 

   NOTE: If you are using Microsoft Peer Web Services for Windows NT 
   Workstation, point to Microsoft Peer Web Services (Common) and
   then click Internet Service Manager.

2. On the View menu, click Services View.

3. Click the WWW service and double-click the computer on which your webs

   are running.

4. Click the Directories tab.

5. Click the directory alias for your FrontPage web. For example, if your

   web is named "myweb," the directory alias will be "/myweb."

6. Click Edit Properties.

7. In the Directory Properties dialog box, click to clear the Execute

   check box.

8. Click OK twice.

9. On the Properties menu, click Exit.

Method 2: Upgrade the FrontPage Server Extensions

For additional information about installing the FrontPage Server Extensions for IIS, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q156842
   TITLE     : FP: How to Install FrontPage Server Extensions for IIS

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft FrontPage 97 Server Extensions for IIS. This problem was corrected in the Microsoft FrontPage 98 Server Extensions for IIS.

Additional query words: front page

Keywords          : kbdta fpexp fpiis fpext 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : ALPHA x86

Last Reviewed: July 1, 1999