FP98: HTTP Error 404 Opening Deleted Web (193970)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q193970 For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 and earlier version of this article, see 143324.
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open a Web in FrontPage Explorer, you receive the
following error message:
HTTP error 404. The server may not have the FrontPage Server
Extensions installed or may be misconfigured, you may have specified
an invalid proxy server, or the Web you are accessing may have been
deleted.
CAUSE
You deleted your Web from File Manager or Windows Explorer instead of from
FrontPage Explorer.
When you click List Webs in the Open Web dialog box, FrontPage Explorer
retrieves the list of Webs from the Services.cnf file located in the
<x>:\<webroot>\_vti_pvt folder (where <webroot> is the location of the Web
server's root content and <x> is the drive where the Web server content
resides). This file is updated when you delete your Web using FrontPage
Explorer; it is not updated when you use File Manager or Windows Explorer
to delete Webs.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, use the appropriate method for your situation.
Method 1: Delete the Web
To delete a Web, click Delete FrontPage Web on the File menu in FrontPage
Explorer.
You cannot delete a Web that you cannot open. To work around this
situation, create a folder using the same name as the deleted Web in the
Content folder, open the Web (it will be empty) in FrontPage Explorer,
and then delete the Web.
Method 2: Edit the Services.cnf file
Using a text editor, such as Notepad, edit the Services.cnf file in the
<x>:\<webroot>\_vti_pvt folder (where <webroot> is the location of the Web
server's root content and <x> is the drive where the Web server content
resides), and then remove the line that references the deleted Web path.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/3/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB193970 |
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