Microsoft KB Archive/296699

= FP97: Error Message When You Attempt to Open a FrontPage Web =

Article ID: 296699

Article Last Modified on 2/14/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 97 Standard Edition, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q296699



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open a Microsoft FrontPage Web, you may receive an error message similar to the following

The Web server does not support the POST method. (HTTP Error 405)

and you cannot run the List Webs command from the Web server.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if any of the following conditions are true:
 * The Web is located on a server on which the FrontPage Server Extensions from Microsoft are not installed.

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 * The Web is located on a server on which the FrontPage Server Extensions installation is corrupted.

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 * The Web is located on a server on which the FrontPage Server Extensions were copied to the server instead of being installed.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, install or reinstall the FrontPage Server Extensions.

Additional query words: front page FP97 FPSE

Keywords: kbprb KB296699

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