FP98: Error Messages When You Try to Install Extensions (264753)

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to install FrontPage Server Extensions, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

Error 2 getting size for registry value authorization

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Error 2 getting size for registry value "major version"

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Setup has detected you are not an Administrator on this machine. Setup will not be able to install FrontPage Server Extensions on Microsoft Internet Information Server. You must be logged in as an Administrator to install the Extensions on Microsoft Internet Information Server. Do you wish to continue the installation?

CAUSE

The first two error messages may appear if you are attempting to install FrontPage Server Extensions and you do not have Administrator privileges.

The third error message may appear on some platforms when you are installing FrontPage 98.

NOTE: The Server Extensions will be installed automatically on virtual servers if previous versions of the Server Extensions are already installed. If any virtual servers do not already have a previous version of the FrontPage Server Extensions installed, the FrontPage 98 Server Extensions are not installed automatically.

RESOLUTION

To resolve the first two errors, a user with Administrator privileges must be logged on to install the FrontPage Server Extensions.

To resolve the third error, install the FrontPage Server Extensions using the utility program fpsvadm.exe, which is normally located at C:\Program Files\Microsoft FrontPage\version3.0\bin.

MORE INFORMATION

For complete instructions about installing the FrontPage Server Extensions, open the install.htm file, located at DRIVE:\SERK\enu, where DRIVE is the drive where your FrontPage 98 CD is located.