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How do I install the FrontPage Extensions?

Aug 26th, 2005 06:41
Karl Fry,

You can install the FrontPage Extensions directly within your OPS 
control panel at http://ops.powweb.com.  Just log in, click 
on "Packages" at the top, "HTTP" right beneath that, and then in the 
lower right-hand corner click on the blue "FrontPage" link.  If 
nothing happens, disable any pop-up blockers and click the link again.
A new window will appear that asks you for an Administrator and a 
Password.  On this screen you will choose a new username and password 
that the Extensions will be installed with.  You will need to remember 
this or write it down, as you will need to enter this information 
every time you publish with FrontPage.  Note that this username and 
password must not be anything that you have used thus far at PowWeb, 
and the password itself must contain at least 6 characters and be 
composed of letters and at least one number.
Finally, click the "Install" button.  This places the FrontPage 
Extensions files in your disk space at PowWeb, readying it for 
interaction with the FrontPage software on your computer.
Once the Extensions are installed (or if they were already installed 
when you clicked the "FrontPage" link originally) you will see two 
links: Uninstall and Full Uninstall.  At this point you can simply 
close the window and you're ready to publish.
If you have future problems with the Extensions or forget your 
password, you will need to come back to this page and click 
on "Uninstall" to remove the Extensions, and repeat the process above 
to reinstall them.  If this doesn't help your problem, try the same 
process with "Full Uninstall".  Note that you may need to republish 
your files with FrontPage after uninstalling/reinstalling Extensions 
to reintegrate your files with the Extensions file system.
As with any method of publishing, we always recommend that you edit 
the website files on your computer and keep them as a backup copy.  If 
you edit the files on the server and do not keep a backup copy, it is 
possible that you may lose your data.