Microsoft KB Archive/219146

= FP2000: Password Prompt is Displayed More than Once When a Read-Only File is Opened =

Article ID: 219146

Article Last Modified on 10/1/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q219146



SYMPTOMS
When you use FrontPage to open a read-only file from a web server, you receive more than one password prompt. Password prompts may continue even after you have chosen to open the file as read-only.



CAUSE
Each time FrontPage makes a separate request to the server for a file that FrontPage can edit, you will be prompted for a user name and password, unless you have already connected to the server with a valid user name and password.

Examples

 * If you open a frame set (as read-only) that contains three individual frames, you will receive three additional user name and password prompts.
 * If a single file is formatted with an external Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) file, there will be a password prompt for the single file and a separate password prompt for the CSS formatting file.

NOTE: Images in the requested file do not increase the number of password prompts.

In Active Server Pages, virtual includes (

RESOLUTION
After you are prompted to open the page as read-only, click Cancel to each user name and password prompt.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: front page

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB219146

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