Microsoft KB Archive/194673

= FP98: New Disk-Based Web Times Out While Trying to Connect =

Article ID: 194673

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 Q194673



For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 version of this article, see 169089.



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to create a new disk-based Web, you receive the following error message:

The server could not complete your request. Contact your Internet service provider or Web server administrator to make sure that the server has the FrontPage Server Extensions installed. For more specific information, click Details

When you click Details, you receive the following error message:

HTTP/1.0 501 Not Supported.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if you type a path using the forward slash, such as c:/webs in the "Choose a title for your FrontPage Web" dialog box. When the server attempts to resolve the address, it attempts to resolve the folder on the c:\ drive using an IP address.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, in the "Choose a title for your FrontPage Web" dialog box, use a backslash and type the path as follows:

c:\webs



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft product listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbprb KB194673

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