Fp_install.sh Cannot Find FrontPage Extensions TAR File (185546)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q185546

SYMPTOMS

When you run the fp_install.sh script from a Joliet-formatted CD, the following error message appears:

Cannot find the FrontPage Extensions tar file. Which directory is the
file located in (X to cancel)?

CAUSE

UNIX automatically makes file names all lower-case letters on Joliet- formatted CD-ROM media. The installation script is looking for fp30.<platform>.tar.Z and does not recognize fp30.<platform>.tar.z.

(Notice the "z" at the end of the two file names.)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

WORKAROUND

NOTE: Notice the case change in the .tar file name below.

To work around this problem, do the following:

Copy the file from the Compact-CD drive to /usr/local/ on the hard disk drive.
Rename it from fp30.<platform>.tar.z to fp30.<platform>.tar.Z.
Run the fp_install.sh script again.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/1/2000
Keywords:	kbbug KB185546