DOCUMENT:Q143225  13-MAY-2002  [frontpg]
TITLE   :FP: HTTP Code 501 Error Opening, Creating Web
PRODUCT :Word Front Page
PROD/VER::1.0,1.1
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kberrmsg kbusage kbdta

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack 
 - Microsoft FrontPage for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1 
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For a Microsoft FrontPage 2000 version of this article, see Q205700.

For a Microsoft FrontPage 98 version of this article, see Q194061.

SYMPTOMS
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When you try to open or create a Web you get an "HTTP error 501" error message.

CAUSE
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FrontPage cannot properly communicate with the server extensions.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this error, follow these steps:

1. Verify that you can browse to the server using your Web browser.

2. Run the Server Administrator to verify that the server extensions are
   installed. If they are not installed, install the server extensions.

3. Check the Error.log file for out-of-memory errors and verify the amount of
   physical and virtual memory available. Make sure that you are using at least
   a 20 (mebabyte) MB permanent swap file. You should have at least 16 MB of
   random access memory (RAM).

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

   Q169529 FP97: How to Install FrontPage Server Extensions for IIS 3.0

   Q167931 How to Install FrontPage Server Extensions for MSPWS

   Q161845 FP97: How to Upgrade the FrontPage Server Extensions

   Q156842 How to Install FrontPage Server Extensions for IIS

Additional query words: front page server vermeer 501 browsing browses error code

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbusage kbdta 
Technology        : kbFrontPageSearch kbFrontPage1xSearch kbFrontPage97Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbFrontPage100 kbFrontPage110
Version           : :1.0,1.1
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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