HOW TO: Use the SharePoint Administrator to Install and Configure the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions

This article describes how to use Microsoft SharePoint Team Services Site Administration to install FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions on a server that is based on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

Note This article discusses how to install FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions by using the Microsoft SharePoint Administrator only.

System Requirements

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later.
  
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  Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later and the World Wide Web service installed.
  
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  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 Microsoft Windows operating system, the security features of FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions require the NTFS file system. Microsoft 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. Additionally, any sites that you create on that virtual server will not be secure.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.
• From 30 to 70 megabytes (MB) of available hard disk space. Additional hard disk space is required to host the Web sites and subwebs your users will create. These requirements are guidelines only, and vary depending on the computer and operating system.

How to Download the Server Extensions

Important If you are running Windows Server 2003, do not download the server extensions. Install the extensions by using the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. To do so, double-click Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, click Add/Remove Windows Components, click Application Server, and then click Internet Information Services.

1. From your Web browser, visit the following Microsoft Web site to download the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions:
   http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa140177(office.10).aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa140177(office.10).aspx)
2. Click the fpse02_x86_ENG.exe link in the English and International Version Downloads area.
3. Click the Download link on the FrontPage Server Extensions 2002 Web Download for Windows page.
4. When you receive the What would you like to do with this file prompt, click Save this program to disk, and then click OK.
5. Note the location where you saved the downloaded file (the fpse02_x86_ENG.exe file).

How to Install the Server Extensions

1. Locate the file that you saved in the "How to Download the Server Extensions" section of this article.
2. Double-click the fpse02_x86_ENG.exe file.
3. Follow the instructions in the Setup Wizard to install FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions. You can use the defaults in all steps.

How to Extend the Server

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Microsoft Sharepoint Administrator to open the Server Administration page.
2. In the list of virtual servers, click the Extend link for the virtual server that you want to extend.
3. In the Administrator box, type the user name for the administrator of the virtual server.
4. Click Submit.

For additional information about how to install and administer SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For additional information about how to use the command-line utility to install the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions on Microsoft Windows, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For additional information about how to perform an unattended installation of the FrontPage Server Extensions, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: