You receive an error message when you install the FrontPage Server Extensions to a virtual server (265462)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2000
  • Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q265462

SYMPTOMS

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

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

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.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/28/2004
Keywords:kbsetup kberrmsg KB265462
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