FP98: New Disk-Based Web Times Out While Trying to Connect

ID: Q194673

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to create a new disk-based Web, you receive the following error message:

The server could not complete your request. Contact your Internet service provider or Web server administrator to make sure that the server has the FrontPage Server Extensions installed. For more specific information, click Details

When you click Details, you receive the following error message:

HTTP/1.0 501 Not Supported.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you type a path using the forward slash, such as c:/webs in the "Choose a title for your FrontPage Web" dialog box. When the server attempts to resolve the address, it attempts to resolve the folder on the c:\ drive using an IP address.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, in the "Choose a title for your FrontPage Web" dialog box, use a backslash and type the path as follows:

c:\webs

STATUS

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


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

Last Reviewed: August 2, 1999