I have added FrontPage 2003 and now I can't update my Pub2003 site

[Damzish]

Does FP cause Publisher conflicts when updating sites? I originally installed Pub2003 and created a small site, now after installing FP2003 I can't seem to access my site for http uploading. Anyone had this same problem?

Damzish

 

[MD Websunlimited]

I don't use Publisher but I've not seen this in the NGs.

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Does FP cause Publisher conflicts when updating sites? I originally installed Pub2003 and created a small site, now after

installing FP2003 I can't seem to access my site for http uploading. Anyone had this same problem?

 

[Damzish]

I have found the source of the problem: when trying to connect to the server, it appears that both Pub and FP aren't using IE to search the web, instead when I click the "search the web" icon I am directed to "MSN search". That search results in a "no web site found" message.

Does anyone know how to get Pub to search using IE instead of MSN Search?

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

The IE search, is by default MSN

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I have found the source of the problem: when trying to connect to the server, it appears that both

Pub and FP aren't using IE to search the web, instead when I click the "search the web" icon I am
directed to "MSN search". That search results in a "no web site found" message.

 

[Damzish]

I found the fix here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324843. I posted this for future considerations. Basically, I opened the site in IE, clicked "file" then selected "edit this site with FrontPage..." It seemed to reestablish the connection. Very happy now!

 

[Damzish]

Update! The entire problem was a host that had no clue in dealing with FP and
also the fact that when trying to open sites through FP (I didn't try it
through Publisher, but it's probably the same) you need to omit the "www."
from your web address. Your address should look like this
"http://domain.com".
So simple, but so painful in the wrong hands.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

A good host would have set the DNS to allow access with or without "www".

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[Damzish]

A good host would have set the DNS to allow access with or without "www".

Well good hosts are not many when you pile the whole lot of them next to
each other. Actually the definition of a good host is the host that gives
you the most of what you need. Just keep all this in mind the next time you
have trouble transfering files to the server in FP.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Actually I have really never had a problem publishing to my web host, since 1997.

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[Wes]

Or at least mention in the setup FAQ not to use www.