Completely new to this. Just got FP2003. Had an old version of 98 which was
never used. I am running Windows 2000pro. When I try to start a one page
website I get a message that basically says, "Web server conflict on Port 80.
Server extensions for FP Personal WS, but is running IIS 5.0. FP requires
that you install Sharepoint ont this server" Then it says "Do you want
help", i say ok and it can't find the help file.

I've read through a bunch of kb articles and posts here and am just getting
more confused. What do I need to do here. I just want to start learning FP
so I can build a site for my business.

You can't create a new web site.

Use File Menu | Open Site and enter http://localhost, then you can create folder, then right click
and select to make the folder a subsite. The subsite is where you would create your web site.

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"lcrooks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Completely new to this. Just got FP2003. Had an old version of 98 which was
> never used. I am running Windows 2000pro. When I try to start a one page
> website I get a message that basically says, "Web server conflict on Port 80.
> Server extensions for FP Personal WS, but is running IIS 5.0. FP requires
> that you install Sharepoint ont this server" Then it says "Do you want
> help", i say ok and it can't find the help file.
>
> I've read through a bunch of kb articles and posts here and am just getting
> more confused. What do I need to do here. I just want to start learning FP
> so I can build a site for my business.

You need to uninstall (or at least stop) the Personal Web Server that came
with FP98.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
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|| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
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|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------


"lcrooks" wrote:

> Completely new to this. Just got FP2003. Had an old version of 98 which was
> never used. I am running Windows 2000pro. When I try to start a one page
> website I get a message that basically says, "Web server conflict on Port 80.
> Server extensions for FP Personal WS, but is running IIS 5.0. FP requires
> that you install Sharepoint ont this server" Then it says "Do you want
> help", i say ok and it can't find the help file.
>
> I've read through a bunch of kb articles and posts here and am just getting
> more confused. What do I need to do here. I just want to start learning FP
> so I can build a site for my business.

I don't understand. When you say I can't create a new website what is the
reason. Sorry it took me so long to reply, power supply on my pc died. I'm
pretty sure I can kill PWS.

Leland

The message "Web server conflict on Port 80" appears because PWS and IIS are
both trying to use port 80. If you get rid of PWS, that message should no
longer appear.

I presume you're either:

o Clicking the One Page Web Site link that appears under New Web Site
on the New task pane, or

o Clicking the One Page Web Site icon on the General Page of the Web Site
Templates dialog box.

Tom's point is that you can't create a new Web site at the server root (URL
/ ) because the server root is already a Web site. Your choices are to:

o Open and modify the server root site.

o Open the server root site, display the Web Site Templates dialog box,
select the site template you want, then select Add To Current Web Site
and click OK.

o Display the Web Site Templates dialog box, select the template you want,
type http://localhost/sitename in the Specify The Location Of The New
Web Site dialog box (where sitename is the name of the URL folder where
your site wil reside), then clear Add To Current Web Site and click OK.

o Open the server root site, create a new folder, right-click that folder and
choose Convert To Web, and double-click the converted folder, and then
add any pages you wish to teh new subsite.

However, I don't believe that failure to use any of these approaches would
produce the message, "Web server conflict on Port 80". I think that message
would only come from two Web servers (such as PWS and IIS) trying to use the
same port.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*----------------------------------------------------
|\---------------------------------------------------
|| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||---------------------------------------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------



"lcrooks" wrote:

>
>
> I don't understand. When you say I can't create a new website what is the
> reason. Sorry it took me so long to reply, power supply on my pc died. I'm
> pretty sure I can kill PWS.
>
> Leland

Thank you. That makes perfect sense. I know this was really basic. Usually
with MS products I can pick my way through the fog at first, get a grasp
pretty quick. Not even being able to start was frustrating. I went with
FP2003 because I am pretty much a geek with Office products. Thought the
learning curve would be less.

Thanks again

Leland