FP: Error Message When You Install Personal Web Server (301445)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q301445

SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft Personal Web Server on a computer running Microsoft Windows 98, you may receive an error message similar to the following:
DllRegisterServer failed on C:\\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\inetsrv\iischema.dll,0x80070057
The parameter is incorrect.
When you click OK, you receive several instances of the following error message:
pws-error

GetData, 0x80070057
The parameter is incorrect.
When you click OK to each of the messages, installation of Personal Web Server completes.

After Personal Web Server is installed on your computer, a Publish icon appears on your desktop as expected. However, the Personal Web Server icon is not displayed in the system tray. In addition, when you click Advanced in Personal Web Manager, folders are missing from the Virtual Directories list.

CAUSE

This issue occurs when you do not log on to the computer on which you are installing Personal Web Server. The network stack must be active before you install the core components of Personal Web Server. To activate the network stack, you must log on to the computer. If you click Cancel on the logon screen, the network stack is disabled, Personal Web Server is not installed correctly, and you receive the error messages described in the "Symptoms" section of this article.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, remove Personal Web Server, log on to the computer, and then reinstall Personal Web Server. To do this, follow these steps.

Remove Personal Web Server

  1. Insert your Microsoft Windows 98 CD in your CD-ROM drive.
  2. On the Start menu, click Run.
  3. In the Open box, type x:\add-ons\pws\setup.exe (where x is the letter of your CD-ROM drive), and then click OK.
  4. In the Microsoft Personal Web Server Setup screen, click Remove All, and then click Next.
  5. Click Yes to the Do you want to continue? message.
  6. Click Finish to exit Setup.
  7. Restart your computer.

Install Personal Web Server

  1. Logon to your computer.
  2. Insert your Windows 98 CD in your CD-ROM drive.
  3. On the Start menu, click Run.
  4. In the Open box, type x:\add-ons\pws\setup.exe (where x is the letter of your CD-ROM drive), and then click OK.
  5. Follow the directions in the Microsoft Personal Web Server Setup screen to install Personal Web Server.
  6. Click Yes to the Do you want to restart your computer message?.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about a known installation issue with the Microsoft Transaction Server component of Personal Web Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

246081 Error Message: An Unknown Error Occurred While Making MTS Specific Changes to the System Registry

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/7/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB301445
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