FP2000: Configuration Wizard Does Not Run When You Install Server Extensions on IIS (277735)

The information in this article applies to:

FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions from Microsoft

This article was previously published under Q277735

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you click Configure Server Extensions in the Microsoft Management Console on a Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server, the Configuration Wizard does not run, and there are no errors logged in the Event Viewer. However, using the Fpsrvadm.exe file to configure from the command line works correctly.

CAUSE

The Server Extensions Configuration Wizard cannot determine that IIS is installed on the computer, because the Virtual Roots registry setting for the default Web site is not configured.

RESOLUTION

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To add the Virtual Roots setting for the default Web site to the registry, follow these steps:

Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type Regedit, and then click OK.
Locate the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters\Virtual Roots
NOTE: This registry key is one path; it may appear wrapped in your Web browser display for readability.
On the Edit menu, click New, and then click String Value. Add the following registry value:
Name: "/"
Data: "c:\inetpub\wwwroot"
Quit Registry Editor.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the command-line server administrator, as described in the FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions Resource Kit (SERK). For more information about the SERK, please browse to the following Microsoft Web site:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/frontpage/wpp/serk/

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

When the wizard configures the server extensions, the wizard attempts to determine which Web server is installed on the computer. The Virtual Roots registry setting for the default Web site, if present, is used as an indication that IIS is correctly installed.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	6/11/2002
Keywords:	kbbug KB277735