Microsoft KB Archive/317390

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Error message when a user of your Web page performs a search in FrontPage: "HTTP/1.1 404 Object Not Found"

Article ID: 317390

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003

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This article was previously published under Q317390

Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

SYMPTOMS

When you configure the Microsoft FrontPage Search component to use the Index server, users of your Web page receive the following error message when they click the Search button on your Web page:

HTTP/1.1 404 Object Not Found

/_vti_script/pagename.html0.idq cannot be found

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the setting to allow access to Internet Data Query (.idq) files is turned off. This setting is often turned off for security reasons. To turn this setting on or off, run the Internet Information Services (IIS) Lockdown Wizard (Iislockd.exe).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Allow users to gain access to .idq files

To reverse the changes made by the IIS Lockdown Wizard, run the wizard again. To do so, follow these steps:

1. To obtain the IIS Lockdown Wizard and learn more about it, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

   http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/locktool.mspx

2. Go to the link at the bottom of the page, download the Iislockd.exe file, and then follow the on-screen instructions to undo the changes that were made by the wizard.

Method 2: Use the FreeWAIS search engine to perform searches

If you prefer to retain the security level generated by the IIS Lockdown Wizard, you can configure FrontPage Server Extensions to use the FreeWAIS (Wide Area Information Service) search engine, which is included with FrontPage. Use the appropriate method for your situation.

Method 2a: Search all Webs across all virtual roots on the Web server

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate the following registry subkey:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\All Ports

4. Right-click All Ports, point to New, and then click String Value.
5. For the name of the string, type noindexserver.
6. Double-click the string.
7. In the Value Data box, type 1, and then click OK.
8. Quit Registry Editor.
9. Recalculate the hyperlinks for each virtual server to rebuild the text indexes. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Start FrontPage.
   2. Open a Web site.
   3. On the Tools menu, click Recalculate Hyperlinks.
      
      Repeat steps b and c for each Web site.

Method 2b: Search a specific Web site or virtual root on the Web server

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate the following registry subkey

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\Ports\Port /LM/W3SVC/xx

   where xx is the instance number for the virtual root. For more information about how to determine the instance number, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   197891 Enumerating the names of IIS Web sites using WSH

4. Right-click All Ports, point to New, and then click String Value.
5. For the name of the string, type noindexserver.
6. Double-click the string.
7. In the Value Data box, type 1, and then click OK.
8. Quit Registry Editor.
9. Recalculate the hyperlinks for the virtual server to rebuild the text indexes. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Start FrontPage.
   2. Open the Web site that you want to recalculate.
   3. On the Tools menu, click Recalculate Hyperlinks.

Additional query words: front page prb FP2002 FP2003

Keywords: kberrmsg kbregistry kbprb kbpermissions KB317390

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