can't upload - extension problems

[Rosa]

I am using a website I formerly designed on a pc - the pc crashed and died -
we now own an imac and I am running parallels so I can continue using Front
Page and other windows software. The Parallels support people told me I can
run Front Pge on Parallels.

I can open my website - but cannot open it 'with the web' to upload - tried
to find the "Port" but cannot figure out how to do this.... whatever I have
done (by following "hep" links provided by microsoft has led to.... I think
it is because the extensions are not working - or added- or something???

I get "FrontPage Sever Administrator" pop up box when I open Parallels ---
It has a box that says "Select port number" There is nothing to select from
in the box and I cannot add anything to the box. Next to the box it lists the
following with no information next to the colon - "Server type: Server
configuration file:Content directory: Authoring: Version: Created

Under that there are a bunch of boxes - the only one that is highlighted for
use is "Install" next to it it says - Install FrontPage Server Extentions for
existing web server.

When I hit Install - A box pops up and asks me "To install the FrontPage
SEver extension you must have an exisiing Web server. Select the server type
and then click ok. I selected FrontPage Personal Web Server from the drop
down box - other options are: Netscape Commerce Server / Netscape
Communication Server /or Website.

I click ok and come to another box that says Server Configuration Please
enter the following information about your server configuration to finish the
installation process. Click OK when finished
Server Config: I hit the Browse button - found a folder called servsupp -
in it is an icon of a pc with the word servers next to it - I highlight it -
click open and it puts this link in the box

C:\Program Files\microsoft frontpage\servsupp\servers.cnf

I hit okay - then get this message from "Server Administrator"

Server config fileC:\Program Files\microsoft frontpage\servsupp\servers.cnf
has no Port or Server Root directive, please check that you have the correct
config file for your server

I hit okay and it brings me right back to the beginning.....

What am i doing wrong???

 

[Ronx]

This sounds like you are trying to install FrontPage extensions on a web
server running on whatever version of Windows you have in Parallels, so you
can publish a disc-based web to it.

If this is Windows XP Home, don't bother -Win XP Home does not support a web
server of any description.
Win XP Pro - Install IIS from the Windows CD, along with FP Extensions 2000.

FrontPage Personal Web Server will only run on Windows 98 and Windows 95
Netscape servers will only run on Unix operating systems - but there are no
extensions available for Unix.

If you are trying to Publish a disc based web to a server on the Internet -
then I don't understand where this dialogue comes from - you don't need a
server to Publish *from*.
In the Publish dialogue just type in the destination in the form
http://www.example.com

HTTP Publishing, as described above, uses the same ports as browsing - if
you can use a browser to look at google.com, then you should not have any
problems publishing using http, unless the server you are publishing to does
not have the extensions installed. In this case, talk to your host or
server administrator.

The only versions of FrontPage that require a web server to *run* are FP98
and earlier - I assume you are using a later version than that.
--
Ron Symonds
Microsoft MVP (Expression)
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

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