FP extensions goodbye - what is new?

S

Susan

So FP extensions cannot be downloaded and installed on Windows XP Pro
anymore. Without FP extensions, one cannot set up FP to work with IIS.
Therefore one cannot use XP Pro for major testing before publishing to
remote website?

There then does not seem to be any reason to use XP Pro because of server
capabilities for web testing anymore because one will not be able to use the
features dependent upon having a server? This was one of the main reasons I
liked FP 2003.

Basically now one should carefully consider whether to go with Microsoft
supported products or something else since the pc with XP Pro (server) is
becoming obsolete?

What will Vista do?
Will there be server options with Vista?
How will the new Microsoft web software work with Vista?
What will be the cost to try to continue with Microsoft products for web
design.

Any thoughts, comments?
 
S

Susan

Okay, so as long as you have the XP Pro cd, you should be able to install FP
extensions. But have there been updates? Will it still function properly?

But anyway what is the future of Vista, the replacement for FP, and pc with
server capabilities? Would it be wise to abandon idea of testing on pc and
purchase web space to do testing? If you want to pursue creating dymamic
websites (using database, etc. php or ASP) then you will need to use server?
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

The extensions on the CD are for the FP2000 extensions which handle all of the basic function of FP,
just some of the new runtime function added in FP2002 will not work.

The FP replacement(s) will work with the extensions if installed. You would still need to use a web
server to test any server-side scripting / database usages, etc.

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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J

Jens Peter Karlsen [FP-MVP]

FP Extensions hasn't been updated since FP2002 and they wont be. The
existing Extensions will ofcourse continue to work like they always
have. They will however not be supported on the next generation of
Servers from Microsoft.

Vista is not the replacement for FP, it is a new OS.
Expression Web is the replacement for FP and it comes with its own
server to preview ASP.NET pages which is the serverside technology EW
supports.
No matter what serverside technology you use, you ofcourse need a
server that supports it.
That doesn't necessarily mean a local server. You can upload to your
host and test there.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.
 
S

Susan

What will Vista and the new FP replacement do? You will not have server
capabilities anymore then unless you purchase web space or server? Do you
know?
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

FP replacement will work with disk-based webs, just like the FP2000 and up currently do, no server
required, unless you want test locally.

If you are comfortable with your current version of FP, Windows, etc. then there is no reason to
upgrade.

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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S

Susan

Thanks! Yes, I know that Vista is not FP just like Windows XP Pro is not
FP. But Windows XP Pro had server capabilities that you could configure to
use FP and test with FP extensions. So Expression Web will have its own
server. I guess I would need to know the system requirements for the
Expression Web then. I wonder if Microsoft will sell upgrades and what
pricing will be? Then I would need to know if hosting company will support
it, becuase if it does not, it would not matter if I upgraded or not.
 
T

Tom Willett

You can use the FP server extensions with Expression Web on Windows XP, as
well as Windows 2000 and 2003 servers.
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Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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| Thanks! Yes, I know that Vista is not FP just like Windows XP Pro is not
| FP. But Windows XP Pro had server capabilities that you could configure to
| use FP and test with FP extensions. So Expression Web will have its own
| server. I guess I would need to know the system requirements for the
| Expression Web then. I wonder if Microsoft will sell upgrades and what
| pricing will be? Then I would need to know if hosting company will
support
| it, becuase if it does not, it would not matter if I upgraded or not.
|
| > Vista is not the replacement for FP, it is a new OS.
| > Expression Web is the replacement for FP and it comes with its own
| > server to preview ASP.NET pages which is the serverside technology EW
| > supports.
| > No matter what serverside technology you use, you ofcourse need a
| > server that supports it.
| > That doesn't necessarily mean a local server. You can upload to your
| > host and test there.
| >
|
|
|
 
R

Ronx

Inline below
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Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp



Thanks! Yes, I know that Vista is not FP just like Windows XP Pro is not
FP. But Windows XP Pro had server capabilities that you could configure to
use FP and test with FP extensions. So Expression Web will have its own
server. I guess I would need to know the system requirements for the
Expression Web then.
Click to expand...

Windows XP SP2, Windows 2003 SP1, Windows Vista
I wonder if Microsoft will sell upgrades and what
pricing will be?
Click to expand...

Upgrades are available -
$99 from Microsoft.com,
$89 from amazon.com,
£85 from amazon.co.uk (was from January 31 2007, now "coming soon")
Then I would need to know if hosting company will support
it, becuase if it does not, it would not matter if I upgraded or not.
Click to expand...

If your host supports FPextensions or FTP, they support Expression Web.
You may also require asp.NET 2.0 if you use that in EW. I do not use
asp.NET 2.0 (yet), but do use Expression Web.
 
S

Stefan B Rusynko

And the FP 2002 SE are available on request
See http://msmvps.com/blogs/spiderwebwoman/archive/category/321.aspx

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SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
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| Did you try installing the extensions from your XP install CD??
|
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| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| FP Cleaner
| http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
| Hit Me FP
| http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm
|
|
| > So FP extensions cannot be downloaded and installed on Windows XP Pro anymore. Without FP extensions, one cannot set
| > up FP to work with IIS. Therefore one cannot use XP Pro for major testing before publishing to remote website?
| >
| > There then does not seem to be any reason to use XP Pro because of server capabilities for web testing anymore because
| > one will not be able to use the features dependent upon having a server? This was one of the main reasons I liked FP
| > 2003.
| >
| > Basically now one should carefully consider whether to go with Microsoft supported products or something else since
| > the pc with XP Pro (server) is becoming obsolete?
| >
| > What will Vista do?
| > Will there be server options with Vista?
| > How will the new Microsoft web software work with Vista?
| > What will be the cost to try to continue with Microsoft products for web design.
| >
| > Any thoughts, comments?
| >
|
|
 

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