Microsoft KB Archive/194285

= FP98: Cannot Remove Pages Error Attempting to Delete Folder Using FrontPage 1.1 Server Extensions =

Article ID: 194285

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q194285



For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 and earlier version of this article, see 160830.



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to delete a folder that is located on a FrontPage 1.1 server, you receive the following error message:

Server error: Couldn't remove the following pages:



CAUSE
This error occurs if you attempt to delete the folder from FrontPage Explorer in FrontPage 98. The FrontPage 1.1 Server Extensions were not designed to handle folder management tasks on the server.



RESOLUTION
To delete a folder on a Web server, on which you installed the FrontPage 1.1 Server Extensions, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Upgrade the FrontPage Server Extensions
To upgrade the FrontPage Server Extensions, follow these steps:
 * 1) Install the FrontPage 98 Server Extensions.
 * 2) From FrontPage Explorer, use the Delete command on the Edit menu to delete the folder from the upgraded Web server.

For more information about deleting folders, click the Index tab in FrontPage Help, type the following text

Delete command

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Delete Command" topic.

Method 2: Use File Manager or an Internet service, such as Telnet or FTP
To use File Manager or an Internet service, such as Telnet or FTP, follow these step:
 * 1) Directly access the file system of the Web content area by using Telnet, FTP, or the file manager program for your operating system.
 * 2) Delete the folder you want to remove from the Web server.
 * 3) Start FrontPage Explorer, open the Web, and then click Recalculate Hyperlinks on the Tools menu.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords: kbhowto kbfix KB194285

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