Change Default for "My Documents" in FP 2003?

[Alex]

I am looking for a way to tell Frontpage 2003 where on my computer to put
and look for work files.

For convenience in making backups, I keep my work files on Drive D:, in a
"My Documents" folder there. In that folder, of course, is "My Webs".
Microsoft Word and other programs can easily be set so they default to that
location.

Frontpage 2003, however, insists on looking for sites on Drive C: (in the
customary "C:\Documents and Settings\Username\MyDocuments" folder.) I have
looked under "Options" and "Customize," but don't see any way to set the
default files location.

Does anyone know of a registry setting or other configuration tweak that
will allow me to steer FP 2003 where I want it to go?

Thanks,

Alex

 

[Steve Easton]

Try this:
Change the default folder used by FrontPage© for saving / storing your webs.
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/index.htm

Middle of the page.

There's also a way to add a location with an Icon to the "Open Site" dialog in FrontPage
The one that has My Computer, Desktop, My Documents, My Network Places etc,
But it takes some manual registry editing. I hope to have the instructions up in a couple
of days.


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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
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[Alex]

Steve,

Thanks for the help. My preference would be to do a manual edit to the
registry, rather than to run a "blind" fix the details of which I cannot
see. What with Service Packs and Updates, an automated fix that used to work
perfectly could cause problems if the registry format has been changed in a
way the program's author did not anticipate.

Do you happen to know if the step-by-step info is still available?

Alex

 

[Alex]

Aha! Searching the Web, I found the registry setting, courtesy of a bright
guy named Steve Easton! (g):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Explorer\FrontPage
Explorer\Settings

Alex

 

[Steve Easton]

I wrote the "fix"
;-)

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