Microsoft KB Archive/243556

= Site Server 3.0 Setup Error: FrontPage Server Extensions Not Installed =

Article ID: 243556

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition

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This article was previously published under Q243556



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to install Site Server 3.0 or Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition on a computer running Windows 2000, the following error message occurs:

Your system must meet the requirements in the System Requirements list below before Microsoft Site Server can be installed on this computer. The required components can be found on the Windows NT Option Pack CD or in the Support directory on the Site Server CD. The System Recommendations box indicates the current and recommended settings for your computer. If the System Requirements list is empty, click next to continue Setup. If your system is missing any requirements, click Exit Setup, install or configure the necessary requirements, and then run Setup again.

System requirements: blank

System recommendations: FrontPage Server Extensions not installed.



CAUSE
This problem is caused by one of the following:


 * The FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions are not installed.-OR-


 * You did not run Ss3w2k.exe (which creates a necessary registry key) prior to running the Site Server 3.0 Setup program.



RESOLUTION
To install the FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions, do the following:
 * 1) Open Control Panel.
 * 2) Click Add/Remove Programs.
 * 3) Click the Add/Remove Windows Components button.
 * 4) Highlight Internet Information Services (IIS), and then click Details.
 * 5) Click the FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions check box to enable the Server Extensions.
 * 6) Click OK.
 * 7) Click Next.

To obtain Ss3w2k.exe, you must download Site Server 3.0 Service Pack 3. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

219292 How to Obtain the Latest Site Server 3.0 Service Pack



MORE INFORMATION
You must install the FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions and you must run Ss3w2k.exe prior to installing Site Server 3.0 or Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition, on a computer running Windows 2000. For more detailed information, read the Site Server 3.0 Service Pack 3 Readme file.

Additional query words: ss3sp3

Keywords: kbfix kbprb KB243556

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