How do I change the default file location in FrontPage 2003? I believe the
default is My Webs. I want to make it point to a user account on the
network. The computers with frontpage will be shared, so this change needs
to be applyed to anyone who would happen to log on to it.
Thanks,
Torrey

Change the default folder used by FrontPage© for saving / storing your webs.
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/index.htm
middle of the page.
Some info and a downloadable "tweak"

The tweak will only work if the user can "Browse" to and select the correct drive and
directory
when running the tweak installer.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed..................
...............................with a computer

"fredtorrey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:BFC6DDAF-F2F1-47D9-B1A2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> How do I change the default file location in FrontPage 2003? I believe the
> default is My Webs. I want to make it point to a user account on the
> network. The computers with frontpage will be shared, so this change needs
> to be applyed to anyone who would happen to log on to it.
> Thanks,
> Torrey

Thanks for the tweak.
I work for a school IT department, and I don't think its feasible to ask all
the students to run it everytime they log in. There has to be another way to
change the default directory - permanantly. Also, I searched google
extensively, and found very few references to this. I can't even find the
actual registry keys that are to be modified. It appears that the original
site that hosted this tweak no longer exists.
By the way, I like the 95isalive site. We still have a few computers on the
network that run 95... much easier to administrate, not all confusing like
these new XP machines...
Torrey

"Steve Easton" wrote:

> Change the default folder used by FrontPage© for saving / storing your webs.
> http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/index.htm
> middle of the page.
> Some info and a downloadable "tweak"
>
> The tweak will only work if the user can "Browse" to and select the correct drive and
> directory
> when running the tweak installer.
>
> --
> Steve Easton
> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> 95isalive
> This site is best viewed..................
> ...............................with a computer
>
> "fredtorrey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:BFC6DDAF-F2F1-47D9-B1A2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > How do I change the default file location in FrontPage 2003? I believe the
> > default is My Webs. I want to make it point to a user account on the
> > network. The computers with frontpage will be shared, so this change needs
> > to be applyed to anyone who would happen to log on to it.
> > Thanks,
> > Torrey
>
>
>

It does change it permanently.
It changes The registry entry for the value DefaultWebName here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Explorer\FrontPage Explorer\Settings

That's why they have to be able to browse to the correct drive and folder, and when it's selected
the registry entry is changed.



--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

"fredtorrey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C1CA0E19-4F51-4212-A4CC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the tweak.
> I work for a school IT department, and I don't think its feasible to ask all
> the students to run it everytime they log in. There has to be another way to
> change the default directory - permanantly. Also, I searched google
> extensively, and found very few references to this. I can't even find the
> actual registry keys that are to be modified. It appears that the original
> site that hosted this tweak no longer exists.
> By the way, I like the 95isalive site. We still have a few computers on the
> network that run 95... much easier to administrate, not all confusing like
> these new XP machines...
> Torrey
>
> "Steve Easton" wrote:
>
> > Change the default folder used by FrontPage© for saving / storing your webs.
> > http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/index.htm
> > middle of the page.
> > Some info and a downloadable "tweak"
> >
> > The tweak will only work if the user can "Browse" to and select the correct drive and
> > directory
> > when running the tweak installer.
> >
> > --
> > Steve Easton
> > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> > 95isalive
> > This site is best viewed..................
> > ...............................with a computer
> >
> > "fredtorrey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:BFC6DDAF-F2F1-47D9-B1A2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > How do I change the default file location in FrontPage 2003? I believe the
> > > default is My Webs. I want to make it point to a user account on the
> > > network. The computers with frontpage will be shared, so this change needs
> > > to be applyed to anyone who would happen to log on to it.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Torrey
> >
> >
> >

I am also a network manager in a school and I am having the same problem. I
have tried setting the registry key to another drive but it does not work,
any suggestions.
--
Many Thanks
Lorraine


"Steve Easton" wrote:

> It does change it permanently.
> It changes The registry entry for the value DefaultWebName here:
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Explorer\FrontPage Explorer\Settings
>
> That's why they have to be able to browse to the correct drive and folder, and when it's selected
> the registry entry is changed.
>
>
>
> --
> Steve Easton
> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> 95isalive
> This site is best viewed............
> ........................with a computer
>
> "fredtorrey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:C1CA0E19-4F51-4212-A4CC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thanks for the tweak.
> > I work for a school IT department, and I don't think its feasible to ask all
> > the students to run it everytime they log in. There has to be another way to
> > change the default directory - permanantly. Also, I searched google
> > extensively, and found very few references to this. I can't even find the
> > actual registry keys that are to be modified. It appears that the original
> > site that hosted this tweak no longer exists.
> > By the way, I like the 95isalive site. We still have a few computers on the
> > network that run 95... much easier to administrate, not all confusing like
> > these new XP machines...
> > Torrey
> >
> > "Steve Easton" wrote:
> >
> > > Change the default folder used by FrontPage© for saving / storing your webs.
> > > http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/index.htm
> > > middle of the page.
> > > Some info and a downloadable "tweak"
> > >
> > > The tweak will only work if the user can "Browse" to and select the correct drive and
> > > directory
> > > when running the tweak installer.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Steve Easton
> > > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> > > 95isalive
> > > This site is best viewed..................
> > > ...............................with a computer
> > >
> > > "fredtorrey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:BFC6DDAF-F2F1-47D9-B1A2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > How do I change the default file location in FrontPage 2003? I believe the
> > > > default is My Webs. I want to make it point to a user account on the
> > > > network. The computers with frontpage will be shared, so this change needs
> > > > to be applyed to anyone who would happen to log on to it.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Torrey
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>