Article ID: 194328 - Last Review: October 3, 2001 - Revision: 1.0

FP98: Browsing Web Returns List of Files Instead of Home Page

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For a Microsoft FrontPage 2000 version of this article, see 205479  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/205479/EN-US/ ) .
For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 and earlier version of this article, see 143104  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/143104/EN-US/ ) .
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SYMPTOMS

If you are running the FrontPage Personal Web Server and you to browse a FrontPage Web site, you may see a list of files in the Web's directory instead of the home page.
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CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the FrontPage Personal Web Server looks for a home page with a name specified in the Srm.cnf file in the server's \conf directory. A page with this name must reside in the default Web folder when using the FrontPage Personal Web server. In FrontPage 98, this folder is typically C:\FrontPage Webs\Content.

The default home page for the FrontPage Personal Web Server is Index.htm.
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RESOLUTION

To correct this behavior, you may either rename your home page to Index.htm or reconfigure the FrontPage Personal Web Server to serve the home page name of your choosing.

If you choose to rename your home page, you may need to correct any links in the Web that point back to the home page. In FrontPage 98, you will be prompted to automatically update incoming links.

If you choose to reconfigure the FrontPage Personal Web Server to serve the home page name of your choosing, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
194085  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194085/EN-US/ ) FP98: How to Use a Document Other Than Index.htm as Default Page
NOTE: Other Web servers, use different default home page file names, such as Index.html, Welcome.htm, Welcome.html, Default.htm, or Default.html.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft FrontPage 98 Standard Edition
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