In order to utilize ‘Frontpage Server Extensions’ on your own computer you need to be using Windows XP PROFESSIONAL!!!
This is becaue ONLY the professional Windows XP has the Internet Service Pack (IIS) available. According to Microsoft’s Discovering Frontpage that comes with the software, pg. 10, you have to go to ‘add/remove’ programs to configure your Windows XP as a web server. Then the Frontpage Server Extensions may be downloaded (they may be on the Windows XP Professional disk(s), I don’t know).
No where have I found this information. I spent two days digging around for it.
Hey Easy Ed,
It used to be only available on Windows 2000/NT, so this is new news to me. The reason is, most people who want to have their computers act as Web servers use Linux or Windows 2000. Security is a big issue when running a computer as a Web server, and many home users may not have the technical expertise required to prevent someone from gaining unauthorized access to a site.
That is the reason Microsoft decided to keep the IIS and FrontPage Extensions limited to business/professional versions of the OS.
Cheers!
Kirupa :bandit:
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