FP 2003 site creation error

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I am trying to do the following. Create a new empty website using FP2003.
I am using Windows XP SP2 with IIS and FP Server Extensions 2002 installed.
Everytime I try to create the site I get the following error.

'Could not find a Web server at 'localhost'. Please check to make sure that
the Web server name is valid and your proxy settings are set correctly. If
you are sure that everything is correct, the Web server may be temporarily
out of service'

I can pull up the local host site on my machine and it opens with
'localstart.asp' page. Am I missing something?

Please help

Shane L. Hackney

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You can only have a single root web, so open localhost in FP, create a folder, then right click and
select to convert to web / site, then you would use this subweb / subsite to create your new web
site.

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[Shane Hackney]

You rock! Thanks it worked.

You can only have a single root web, so open localhost in FP, create a
folder, then right click and select to convert to web / site, then you
would use this subweb / subsite to create your new web site.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
==============================================
If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
a Service Pack or security update, please contact
Microsoft Product Support Services:
http://support.microsoft.com
If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
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