Web Page Is Not Displayed Correctly When You Click the WPP's Button in FrontPage 2000 to View the List of Web Presence Providers (816706)

SYMPTOMS

When you click Publish on the FrontPage 2000 File menu, and then you click the WPP's button in the Publish destination dialog box to view a list of Web Presence Providers (WPPs), the Web site may not be displayed correctly in Internet Explorer. For example, you may not be prompted by Internet Explorer to add the site to the Trusted sites zone, and therefore the Web site is blank.

CAUSE

This issue may occur if the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration feature is enabled. By default, this feature is enabled in Internet Explorer on Windows Server 2003-based computers.

This enhanced level of security may prevent certain Web sites from displaying as expected in Internet Explorer. For example, programs that require the Web browser may not work as expected because scripts, ActiveX controls, and downloads are disabled.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods, as appropriate to your situation.

Method 1: Add the Web Sites to the Trusted Sites Zone in Internet Explorer

To add the following Microsoft Web sites

http://www.microsoftwpp.com
http://www.microsoft.com

(if they are not already added) to the Trusted Sites zone, follow these steps:

Start Internet Explorer (if it is not already running).
On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
Click the Security tab.
Under Select a Web content zone to specify its security settings, click Trusted sites, and then click Sites.
In the Add this Web site to the zone box, type http://www.microsoftwpp.com, and then click Add. Type http://www.microsoft.com, and then click Add.

The Web sites are added to the Web sites list.
Click Close, and then click OK.

Method 2: Enable the "Allow META REFRESH" Option for the Internet Zone in Internet Explorer

To enable the Allow META REFRESH option for the Internet zone, follow these steps:

Start Internet Explorer (if it is not already running).
On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
Click the Security tab.
Under Select a Web content zone to specify its security settings, click Internet, and then click Custom Level.
In the Settings box, click Enable under Allow META REFRESH, and then click OK.
Click Yes to confirm that you want to change the security settings for the zone, and then click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

The Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration feature configures several security settings that define how you access Internet and intranet Web sites. This configuration also reduces the exposure of your server to Web sites that may pose a security risk. To access a Web site that requires Internet Explorer functionality that is disabled by the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration feature, add that Web site to the Trusted sites zone in Internet Explorer.

For more information about Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration, see the Internet Explorer "Enhanced Security Configuration" Help topic. To do so on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, start Internet Explorer, and then on the Help menu, click Enhanced Security Configuration.

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