FP2000: Error Message: You Cannot Copy the FrontPage Web to Itself (301467)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 2000

This article was previously published under Q301467

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to publish a Microsoft FrontPage Web, you may receive the following error message:

You cannot copy the FrontPage web to itself. Please choose a different location.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you attempt to publish a Web to the location from which you have opened it.

You cannot publish a Web to the same location from which you opened it.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Save Changes to the Open Web

After you change a page in an open Web, click Save on the File menu.

The changed page is saved to the Web.

Method 2: Publish to Another Location

If you want to republish the changed Web, type a location other than the location from which the Web was opened in the Specify the location to publish your web to box in the Publish Web dialog box, and then click Publish.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about publishing a web, click Microsoft FrontPage Help on the Help menu, type publish a web in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Microsoft's FrontPage 2000 tutorial provides additional information about how to create and publish a FrontPage Web. For access to this tutorial, browse to the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/FPTutor.aspx

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	1/7/2006
Keywords:	kberrmsg kbprb KB301467