Q265462: FP: Err Msg Installing Server Extensions with Disk-Based Web

Article: Q265462
Product(s): Word Front Page
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Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbdta
Last Modified: 24-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FrontPage 2002 
- Microsoft FrontPage 2000 
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are installing the FrontPage Server Extensions to a virtual server, you
receive the following error message:

  The document root of the web server where you are trying to install the
  server extensions already contains a disk-based web.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs when the Web site is opened directly from the FrontPage
client through the file path or a mapped drive. This behavior can also occur if
the site was created as a disk-based Web and then copied into the document root
on the Web server.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

1. Using Windows Explorer, go to the document root of the virtual server.

2. In the _vti_pvt folder, locate a file called Service.cnf.

3. Open this file with Notepad.

4. Remove the following lines:

  vti_httpdversion:SX|FrontPage DBW
  vti_webservertype:SR|diskweb

5. Save the changes.


Additional query words: front page

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbdta 
Technology        : kbFrontPageSearch kbFrontPage2002 _IKkbZNotKeyword4 kbFrontPage2000Search kbFrontPage2002Search kbFrontPage98Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbZNotKeyword5
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