FrontPage not the default editor...

[Luther Moon]

Hello... I presently have FP XP installed. I recently installed a trial
version of FP 2003, decided that I wasn't ready to keep it just now, and so,
I did an uninstall.

At the time that I installed v2003, I did so in a completely different
folder seperate from my Office folder.

The situation that has now instigated this post is that FrontPage XP claims
now that it is not my default editor, and when I say 'yes' I wish for FP to
be my default editor, it appears to happen, but fails.

The next time I open FP, I am again prompted "would I like it to be my
default editor". I have also tried rebooting. I am running WinXP Pro

Anyone know how to get me through this? As it happens, it also does not show
up in my editor button on Internet Explorer as an available editor.

Thanks Guys...

Luther
www.studiomoonart.com

 

[Jim Buyens]

-----Original Message-----

Hello...
Howdy...

I presently have FP XP installed. I recently installed a
trial version of FP 2003, decided that I wasn't ready to
keep it just now, and so, I did an uninstall.

At the time that I installed v2003, I did so in a
completely different folder seperate from my Office
folder.

The situation that has now instigated this post is that
FrontPage XP claims now that it is not my default
editor, and when I say 'yes' I wish for FP to be my
default editor, it appears to happen, but fails.

The next time I open FP, I am again prompted "would I
like it to be my default editor". I have also tried
rebooting. I am running WinXP Pro.

Anyone know how to get me through this? As it happens,
it also does not show up in my editor button on Internet
Explorer as an available editor.

Have you tried running a repair from Control Panel,
Add/Remove Programs, Microsoft Office FrontPge 2003?

If that doesn't fix the problem, try this. It may at
least make FrontPage visible in the list of HTML editors
under Internet Settings.

1. In Windows Explorer, find any .htm file.
2. Right-click the file, choose Open With, and then
Choose Program.
3. Find your copy of FrontPage 2003 in the Programs box,
or by clicking Browse.
4. Select the check box titled Always Use The Selected
Program To Open This Kind Of File.
5. Click OK.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*----------------------------------------------------
|\---------------------------------------------------
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||---------------------------------------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------

 

[Luther Moon]

Thanks Jim... that did it. I did a repair and now it is working.
Duhhhh... why didn't I think of doing that???

Again, Thanks,

Luther Moon

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

PS
Several users have reported problems w/ FP2002 (XP) after uninstalling the FP2003 BETA
(seems the uninstall does not clean out some registry entries)

Try the below registry edit before you repair/reinstall MSO XP/ FP 2002

Open regedit and Find the key
hkcu/software/microsoft/frontpage/explorer/fp explorer/settings

Any of the values listed in here that start with the number 5 should be
deleted. There should only be one or two for folder view, but any view that was
used/modified with a beta version of FP2003 could be affected.

Also delete all FP Temp and *.web files before opening FP2002, then run a Tools Recalculate Hyperlinks


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| Thanks Jim... that did it. I did a repair and now it is working.
| Duhhhh... why didn't I think of doing that???
|
| Again, Thanks,
|
| Luther Moon
|
|
| | > >-----Original Message-----
| > >Hello...
| >
| > Howdy...
| >
| > >I presently have FP XP installed. I recently installed a
| > >trial version of FP 2003, decided that I wasn't ready to
| > >keep it just now, and so, I did an uninstall.
| > >
| > >At the time that I installed v2003, I did so in a
| > >completely different folder seperate from my Office
| > >folder.
| > >
| > >The situation that has now instigated this post is that
| > >FrontPage XP claims now that it is not my default
| > >editor, and when I say 'yes' I wish for FP to be my
| > >default editor, it appears to happen, but fails.
| > >
| > >The next time I open FP, I am again prompted "would I
| > >like it to be my default editor". I have also tried
| > >rebooting. I am running WinXP Pro.
| > >
| > >Anyone know how to get me through this? As it happens,
| > >it also does not show up in my editor button on Internet
| > >Explorer as an available editor.
| >
| > Have you tried running a repair from Control Panel,
| > Add/Remove Programs, Microsoft Office FrontPge 2003?
| >
| > If that doesn't fix the problem, try this. It may at
| > least make FrontPage visible in the list of HTML editors
| > under Internet Settings.
| >
| > 1. In Windows Explorer, find any .htm file.
| > 2. Right-click the file, choose Open With, and then
| > Choose Program.
| > 3. Find your copy of FrontPage 2003 in the Programs box,
| > or by clicking Browse.
| > 4. Select the check box titled Always Use The Selected
| > Program To Open This Kind Of File.
| > 5. Click OK.
| >
| > Jim Buyens
| > Microsoft FrontPage MVP
| > http://www.interlacken.com
| > Author of:
| > *----------------------------------------------------
| > |\---------------------------------------------------
| > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| > ||---------------------------------------------------
| > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
| > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
| > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| > || (All from Microsoft Press)
| > |/---------------------------------------------------
| > *----------------------------------------------------
| >
|
|