IIS is the web server.
FrontPage is the web design software.
Apples and Oranges ;-)

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Tom "Pepper" Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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About FrontPage 2003:
http://office.microsoft.com/home/of...etid=FX01085802
FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/fro...fo/default.mspx
Understanding FrontPage:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/un...ding/frontpage/
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"Al Christoph" <ac2@too.net> wrote in message
news:%232wpg2DnEHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| I suppose. I just wondered if there was a way to coerce IIS into
recognizing
| the environment. Oh well.
|
| General principle of good human interface design - don't have menu items
| that won't work!-))) At least disable them if not make them invisible.
|
| Anyone one from MS listening?
|
| Regards,
| Al
| "Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@mvps.org> wrote in message
| news:%23gg3Q7CnEHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| > You need to open your web using FP, not using IIS.
| >
| > If you don't have the FP shortcut on your desktop, Start | Programs and
| > click on FrontPage.
| > --
| > ===
| > Tom "Pepper" Willett
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > ---
| > About FrontPage 2003:
| >   http://office.microsoft.com/home/of...etid=FX01085802
| > FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
| >   http://www.microsoft.com/office/fro...fo/default.mspx
| > Understanding FrontPage:
| >   http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/un...ding/frontpage/
| > ===
| > "Al Christoph" <ac2@too.net> wrote in message
| > news:Oc%23sa1$mEHA.2864@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| > | First forgive me if this is not the correct group for this problem.
| > |
| > | I'm running IIS with FP extensions 2002 on an XP SP 2 box with FP 2003
| as
| > my
| > | development tool.
| > |
| > | IIS offers to open the web with FrontPage on the all tasks popup. When
I
| > use
| > | that menu item I get the message:
| > | "You need to install the FrontPage client software to open a web with
| > | FrontPage."
| > | Suggestions please on how to configure IIS so that it recognizes that
I
| > have
| > | FP 2003 installed.
| > |
| > | Also what is the name of the newsgroup that handles IIS????
| > |
| > | Regards,
| > | Al Christoph
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
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