FP1: Could Not Make Connection Error Starting FrontPage

• Microsoft FrontPage for the Power Macintosh, version 1.0

SUMMARY

SYMPTOMS

When you start FrontPage Editor or FrontPage Explorer, you receive the following message:

Could not make connection to the FrontPage Editor (or FrontPage Explorer). Please try to start the FrontPage Editor (or FrontPage Explorer) from the Finder.

The command could not be completed, because there is not enough memory available. Closing windows or quitting application programs can make more memory available.

WORKAROUND

If you receive this error message, follow these steps:

1. Check Virtual Memory on the computer. Note that you can use Ram Doubler 1.5 or higher as a Virtual Memory substitute.



2. Verify that all required components are available. To use Microsoft FrontPage 1.0, you need the following components:
   
   
   • A Power PC-based Macintosh computer running at 100 MHz or higher.
   • Apple Macintosh System Software version 7.5.3 or higher.
   • 16 Megabytes (MB) of RAM if virtual memory is turned on. Microsoft recommends you have at least 24 MB of RAM.
   • 30 MB of available hard disk space.



3. Verify that all required FrontPage Extensions and Preferences files exist. You should have the following files installed on your computer:

   
         Extensions
         ----------
   
            FP client Library
            FP Convert Library
            FP Extender Library
            FP Image Library
            FP Open Transport
            FP Splash Library
            FP ToDo Library
            FP Utility Library
            FP WebPost Library
            Microsoft C Runtime Library
            Microsoft Controls Library
            Microsoft MFC 4.0 Library
            Microsoft MFC 4.0 OLE Library
            Microsoft OLE Automation
            Microsoft OLE Dialog Library
            Microsoft OLE Extension
            Microsoft OLE Library
            Microsoft OLE Portability Library
            Microsoft Portability Library
            Microsoft RichEdit Library
   
         Preferences
         -----------
   
            Embedding Preferences
            FrontPage Editor Preferences
            FrontPage Explorer Preferences
            FrontPage Preferences
            FrontPage Registry Emulation
            PPC Registration Database 

   NOTE: If you are troubleshooting the "Cannot connect to FrontPage Editor (or FrontPage Explorer)" error, completely uninstall FrontPage. After you uninstall FrontPage, remove the extensions and preferences files listed above and then reinstall FrontPage. After reinstalling FrontPage start FrontPage Editor only. This will recreate the Preferences files.
   
   For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q175454 FP1: How to Completely Remove FrontPage for the Macintosh




4. Rebuild the Desktop by using one of the following methods:
   
   
   • Restart the computer while pressing the COMMAND+OPTION keys.
   • Insert the disk while pressing the COMMAND+OPTION keys (use this method to rebuild the Desktop on a floppy disk only).
   • Press COMMAND+OPTION+ESC [or the tilde (~) character] to force quit the Finder. Continue to press the COMMAND+OPTION keys while the computer restarts and until you receive a message asking you if you want to Rebuild the Desktop.



5. Increase the memory for the program.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbdta fpedit 
Version           : MACINTOSH:1.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: July 23, 1999