FP98: Deleting Web in Root Directory Erases Drive Contents

ID: Q183030

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you delete a disk-based Web that was created on the root of a hard disk, such as the root of drive R, the entire contents of the disk drive is erased, including hidden, system, and read-only files.


CAUSE

FrontPage converts the root drive to a FrontPage Web.


RESOLUTION

Always create a disk-based Web in a subfolder of the root of the hard disk. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Start FrontPage Explorer.


  2. On the File menu, click New FrontPage Web.


  3. In the New FrontPage Web dialog box, select the type of Web you want to create.


  4. Click Change.


  5. In the Change Location dialog box, type the path for your FrontPage Web by using this syntax
    <x>:\<Webname>
    where <x> represents the disk drive where you want the FrontPage Web created and <Webname> is the subfolder.


  6. Click OK.


  7. Click OK.


  8. If you are prompted to create the directory, click Yes.


  9. If you are prompted to convert the folder to a FrontPage Web, click Yes.



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: erase hard drive disk based 


Keywords          : kbdta fpexp 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: July 27, 1999