How to quietly extend a server with FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions

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System requirements

• One of the following configurations:
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later and the World Wide Web service installed
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Service Pack 6a or later, with Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 or later and the World Wide Web service installed
  NOTE: On the Windows operating system, the security features of FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions require the NTFS file system. Windows 2000 includes a conversion utility (Convert.exe) that you can use to convert an existing file allocation table (FAT) volume to NTFS without losing data. If you try to install FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions to a hard disk formatted with FAT, your default virtual server may not be extended. Also, any sites that you create on that virtual server will not be secure.
• Administrative rights on the server
  
  If you are working remotely, you must have administrative rights on the remote server, and you must have a copy of Owsrmadm on the local computer.
  
  For more information about how to administer remotely, click the Using the Administration Tools Remotely link on the following Microsoft Web site:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sppt/sharepnt/proddocs/admindoc/ows000.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sppt/sharepnt/proddocs/admindoc/ows000.mspx)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later
• Between 30 megabytes and 70 megabytes (MB) of available hard disk space
  
  Additional hard disk space is needed to host the Web sites and subwebs your users will create. These requirements are guidelines only, and vary depending on the platform and operating system.

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How to customize the Cfgquiet.ini file

1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Notepad.
2. On the File menu, click Open.
3. Locate and open the Cfgquiet.ini file. By default, this file is located in the root folder.
4. Change the following items:

   NumberofServers   Specifies how many servers to configure. It accepts a
                     numerical value, such as 1.
   
   IndexServer       Controls whether the indexing service is started 
                     automatically. The supported values are On and Off.
                     Either value is acceptable; set it according to
                     whether or not you want to use Index Server. 
   
   VRootMDPath       Specifies the metabase path for the Web site you want to
                     extend. The default is /LM/W3SVC/1. Change this only if
                     you have a custom metabase path.
   
   Discussions       Controls whether Web document discussions are available.
                     The supported values are On and Off. For a setup with
                     FrontPage Server Extensions only, set this value to Off.
   
   Notifications     Controls whether Web subscriptions are available. The
                     supported values are On and Off. For a setup with 
                     FrontPage Server Extensions only, set this value to Off.
   
   SiteProvision     Specifies the type of installation. For an installion 
                     with FrontPage Server Extensions only, set this option
                     to PUBLISH. Because the default is SHAREPTHP, you need
                     to change this for an installation with FrontPage Server 
                     Extensions.
   					

5. On the File menu, click Save to save your changes.
6. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Notepad.

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How to quietly extend the server from the command line

1. On the Windows Start menu, click Run.
2. In the Open box, type cmd.
3. At the command prompt, type
   cd drive:\Program files\Common files\Microsoft shared\Web server extension\50\Bin
   where drive represents the disk drive that contains the FrontPage Server Extensions.
   
   Press ENTER.
4. Type setupse.exe /q logfile=C:\cfgquiet.ini and press ENTER. The default configuration of the Server Extensions starts.

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Settings that you can use in the Cfgquiet.ini file

Security Settings

AdminAccount      Specifies the user name of the administrator's account. 
                  A blank or absent value defaults to the Windows NT 
                  Administrators group. 
				

Database Settings

Server            Specifies the SQL Server computer name. A blank or absent 
                  value defaults to the Windows NT computer name.

DatabaseName      Specifies the name of the collaboration database. The 
                  default value is generated automatically from the 
                  computer name and the virtual server.

UserName          Specifies the SQL Server user account. A blank or absent 
                  value defaults to the SQL Server Administrator account.

Password          Specifies the SQL Server user account password. A blank 
                  or absent value defaults to a blank password, unless 
                  you recently installed Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE). In 
                  this case, the default is the password for MSDE.
				

Mail Settings

EmailServer       Specifies the e-mail server to use for Microsoft 
                  FrontPage forms and notifications.

AuthorEmail       Specifies the e-mail address of a person or alias to 
                  contact for assistance in stopping or modifying 
                  notifications.

ContactEmail      Specifies the Reply To address for e-mail messages that 
                  are sent by SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft.
				

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