Can't get local web server to work w/ new webs

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Newbie

This is very confusing. I have a new machine, running Windows XP Pro and
Frontpage 2002. I am trying to publish a web from an old harddrive to the
new wwwroot. Whenever I attempt to do this w/ FrontPage, I get the "web
server cannot be found at "jimmy" (Computer name is Jimmy, the default
wwwroot location is http://jimmy/).

The localhost default documents work fine, as does asp that i put in the
default WinXP localhost document (I put a asp "Hellow World" line on it).
So, when I put in the browser "http//jimmy/", I get the normal WinXP
http://jimmy/localstart.asp and
http://localhost/iishelp/iis/misc/default.asp documents. I have used the
IIS administrator and Server Extensions Administrator to check server
extensions on all the new folders I'm trying to make, and I get the "Do you
wish to tighten security for all Frontpage webs", I click yes, it does it,
eveyrhting seems to be fine. I see all my aborted web folder attempts in
the browser of both of these administrative tools, and I see no errors when
I try the "tasks" such as recaluclate Web, etc.

What is going wrong here? What needs to be done to get FrontPage to be able
to publish a disk-based web to the localhost?

Also, I notice that FrontPage Open Web cannot see my wwwroot in any of the
shortcut icons on the left (favorites, network places, etc.). Whenever I
try to add a new location, I get the same "could not locate web server at
Jimmy, please make sure the server name is correct," etc.

Thanks for any help, and if this should go in a different group, please let
me know.


Newbie Supreme
 
N

Newbie

Thanks Tom, but these are actually the things that ARE working. As
specified in the post, I get the typical Windows XP default documents when
typing these addresses in my browser. What I CAN'T do is use FrontPage to
publish or open these webs, because Frontpage says "Could not find a Web
Server at "jimmy". Please check to make sure that the web server name is
valid..." etc.

It seems to be a problem with FrontPage, even though the server extensions
admin panel can see the wwwroot folder and will check the server extensions,
etc. I also can't open my web-based webs unless I use IE to "Edit with
FrontPage," becasue FrontPage just immediately says the same "could not find
web server at [whatever] without even looking. I have tried the typically
posted solution of deleting all .web folders, and it still does the same
thing.
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

Have you repaired your FP install under Help?

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Newbie said:
Thanks Tom, but these are actually the things that ARE working. As
specified in the post, I get the typical Windows XP default documents when
typing these addresses in my browser. What I CAN'T do is use FrontPage to
publish or open these webs, because Frontpage says "Could not find a Web
Server at "jimmy". Please check to make sure that the web server name is
valid..." etc.

It seems to be a problem with FrontPage, even though the server extensions
admin panel can see the wwwroot folder and will check the server extensions,
etc. I also can't open my web-based webs unless I use IE to "Edit with
FrontPage," becasue FrontPage just immediately says the same "could not find
web server at [whatever] without even looking. I have tried the typically
posted solution of deleting all .web folders, and it still does the same
thing.


Thomas A. Rowe said:
Try one of the following

http://jimmy
http://localhost
http://127.0.0.1
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FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================
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