Microsoft KB Archive/276520

= FP2000: _vti_bin Virtual Directory Is Not Created When You Configure Server Extensions =

Article ID: 276520

Article Last Modified on 12/15/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q276520



SYMPTOMS
When you configure the FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions for a new virtual server, the Configuration Wizard fails to create the _vti_bin virtual directory. When you then try to connect to the root web, you receive the following error message:

The folder 'http://servername' isn't accessible. The folder may be located on an unavailable volume or protected with a password.

For details see c:\TEMP\wecerr.txt.

The contents of the Wecerr.txt file is

HTTP 405 Method not allowed



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:  Click Start and then click Run. In the Open box, type mmc.exe . On the Console menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in. Click Add. Select Internet Information Services, click Add, and then click Close. Click OK. On the Console menu, click Save As, and save the file as the following:

C:\WINNT\system32\inetsrv\iis.msc

NOTE: This path is the default path for Microsoft Internet Information Services installations and may need to be modified, depending on the configuration of your server.</li></ol>

The next time that you attempt to configure the FrontPage Server Extensions, the _vti_bin directory will be created.

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WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, use the server extensions command-line utility. Type the following:

&quot;c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\40\bin\fpsrvadm.exe&quot; -o install -p lm/w3svc/# -t msiis

where # is the meta-instance of the Web site on which you want to install extensions.

To determine the meta-instance number, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start the Microsoft Management Console for Internet Information Services.
 * 2) Right-click the name of the virtual server to which you want to install, and then click Properties.
 * 3) At the bottom of the property sheet, in the logging settings, click Properties, and note the name of the log file. The name of the log file is similar to &quot;W3SVC6\exyymmdd.log&quot;; in this case, the &quot;6&quot; in &quot;W3SVC6&quot; is the meta-instance.

Additional query words: front page The folder http servername isn t Wecerr txt

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