Microsoft KB Archive/296661

= FP98: Error Message: Server Error : Bad Web Config Line &quot;Vti_encoding: SR | UTF8&quot; =

Article ID: 296661

Article Last Modified on 2/9/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 Option Pack

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This article was previously published under Q296661



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to install Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions on a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based server computer that is configured with Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, you may receive the following error message:

Server Error: Bad web config line: &quot;vti_encoding: SR|UTF8&quot;



CAUSE
This issue can occur because of file corruption in the folder in which the Web content is stored.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps.

Uninstall the FrontPage Server Extensions
Remove FrontPage Server Extensions from the Web site. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start FrontPage Server Administrator.
 * 2) In the Select server or port list, click the virtual server that you want.
 * 3) Click Uninstall, and then click OK to confirm the removal of the FrontPage Server Extensions.
 * 4) When you receive a message stating that &quot;Uninstall completed successfully,&quot; click OK.
 * 5) Click Close.

Create a New Web Content Folder
Create a new folder in which to store the Web content. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Windows Explorer, and then navigate to the drive that you want.
 * 2) On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder.
 * 3) In the New Folder name box, type the name that you want (for example, InetPub2 ), and then press ENTER.
 * 4) In the All Folders list, click the new folder that you created. On the File menu, point to New, and then click New Folder.
 * 5) Type the name that you want for this new Web content folder (for example, Web Content2 ), and then press ENTER.

NOTE: For the highest level of security, it is recommended that you have a buffer folder between the root of the hard disk and the folder that contains the Web content. In this example, the InetPub2 folder is between the root of the hard disk and the Web Content2 folder.
 * 1) Quit Windows Explorer.

Map the Web Site to the New Content Folder
Direct the virtual server to the new content folder that you created. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Internet Service Manager.
 * 2) In the Console Root, expand Internet Information Server.
 * 3) Expand * , where   is the name of the Web server computer.
 * 4) Right-click the Web site that you want, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu that appears.
 * 5) Click the Home Directory tab, and then click Browse.
 * 6) Browse to the location of the new Web content folder that you created (for example,  :\InetPub2\Web Content2), and then click OK.
 * 7) Click OK.
 * 8) Quit the IIS Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

Restart the World Wide Web Publishing Service
To stop and restart the World Wide Web Publishing Service, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Services.
 * 3) Click World Wide Web Publishing Service, and then click Stop.
 * 4) Click Yes to confirm stopping the service.
 * 5) When the service is stopped (Started is no longer displayed in the Status list), click Start.
 * 6) Click Close, and then quit Control Panel.

Reinstall the FrontPage Server Extensions
Reinstall the FrontPage Server Extensions on the virtual server (Web site). To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start FrontPage Server Administrator.
 * 2) Click Install.
 * 3) In the Server type list, click Microsoft Internet Information Server, and then click OK.
 * 4) Click the virtual server that you want, and then click OK.
 * 5) Confirm the selections that you have made, and then click OK.
 * 6) In the Name box, type the name that you use to administer the FrontPage Webs (for example, Administrator ), and then click OK.
 * 7) When you receive a message stating that &quot;Install completed successfully,&quot; click OK.
 * 8) Click Close.

Move the Web Content to the New Folder
Use Windows Explorer to copy the content from the old Web content folder to the new Web content folder that you created. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Windows Explorer.
 * 2) On the View menu, click Options.
 * 3) Click Show all files, click to clear the Hide file extensions for known file types check box, and then click OK.
 * 4) Navigate to the folder that contains the Web content that you want to move.
 * 5) On the Edit menu, click Select All.
 * 6) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 7) Navigate to the new Web content folder that you created.
 * 8) On the Edit menu, click Paste.
 * 9) Each time that you are prompted to confirm replacement of the folder, click No.
 * 10) Each time that you are prompted to confirm replacement of the file, click No.
 * 11) Quit Windows Explorer.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about Server Error error messages, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

264761 FP98: Server Error When You Create a Web

For additional support information about Microsoft FrontPage, please see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage

Additional query words: front page

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB296661

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