FP98: Don't Need Web Server to Use FrontPageID: Q194308 
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You do not need a Web server to work with FrontPage. You can use FrontPage to create Web documents and manage webs directly on your hard disk; note, however, that WebBot browse-time components will not function without a Web server.
For more information about which features will not function on a disk-based Web, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q160227 FP97: Some WebBot Components Don't Work on Disk-Based WebFrontPage 98 with Bonus Pack, includes two Web servers:
Additional query words: 98 dbw server
Keywords          : fpexp 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo 
Last Reviewed: August 2, 1999