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bridge

Help! I have a published web site written in FrontPage 98. During an upgrade to a new computer, I lost FrontPage and all our web site files. I re-installed FrontPage, but I do not want to re-create my web site. How can I download my web site files (as is) so I can make changes and re-publish. My web hosting is still active, but the company can't help me because they do not support FrontPage, of course.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Thomas A. Rowe

If the remote site is hosted on a server with the FP extensions, then you
would open the remote site via FP (File Menu | Open Web) command and then
publish it back to your local machine.

Now if you have upgrade to Windows XP Home, you will have a problem using
FP98, since Windows XP Home doesn't support a web server, and FP98 was
design to work with a web server.

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bridge said:
Help! I have a published web site written in FrontPage 98. During an
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upgrade to a new computer, I lost FrontPage and all our web site files. I
re-installed FrontPage, but I do not want to re-create my web site. How can
I download my web site files (as is) so I can make changes and re-publish.
My web hosting is still active, but the company can't help me because they
do not support FrontPage, of course.
 
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bridge

I did a file import, but when I open it, there are no pages (navigation), only files. How do I get all my pages to show up in the navigation order they were originally in? I am not a novice, but I am not an expert, I know how to create the website, but when it comes to publishing, etc..., I get confused, so this might be kind of elementary.

Thanks alot for your help!
 
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Thomas A. Rowe

You can't use Import. The site must be on a server that has the FP
extensions, and you must be able to open the site directly in FP via File
Menu | Open Web and then you would use File Menu | Publish Web to get a copy
back on your local machine.

If the site is on a server that doesn't have the extensions, you need to
open the site with a FTP application, then download the site to a folder on
your HD, then open the folder in FP, then publish it to the correct
location, then you will have to re-apply any themes, shared borders and
re-build your navigation structure.

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==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================


bridge said:
I did a file import, but when I open it, there are no pages (navigation),
Click to expand...
only files. How do I get all my pages to show up in the navigation order
they were originally in? I am not a novice, but I am not an expert, I know
how to create the website, but when it comes to publishing, etc..., I get
confused, so this might be kind of elementary.
 
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