Front Page and Microsoft XP Pro

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Where can I find documentation on testing pages on Microsoft Professional?
I've heard with XP Pro I can test web pages on my laptop without first
uploading them to my web server.

Sam
 
Windows XP Pro comes with a web server on the installation CD. You can
install it by going to Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove
Windows Components and checking the box for IIS.

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - Frontpage
 
Search Windows Help:

This is the article:
Installing IIS
You can install IIS, add optional components, or remove optional components
for IIS by using the Add/Remove Programs dialog box in Control Panel. IIS
requires that you install certain software on the computer prior to
installation. Review the IIS Software Checklist below before installing IIS.

IIS Software Checklist
Before you install IIS, you need to install the Windows TCP/IP Protocol and
Connectivity Utilities.

The following optional components are recommended:

a.. The Domain Name System (DNS) service installed on a computer in your
intranet. If your intranet is small, you can use Hosts or Lmhosts files on
all computers in your network. This step is optional, but it allows users to
use friendly text names instead of IP addresses. On the Internet, Web sites
typically use DNS. If you register a domain name for your site, users can
type your site's domain name in a browser to contact your site.
b.. For security purposes, Microsoft recommends that you format all IIS
drives with NTFS.
c.. Microsoft FrontPage to create and edit HTML pages for your Web site.
FrontPage is a WYSIWYG editor that provides a friendly, graphical interface
for tasks such as inserting tables, graphics, and scripts.
d.. Microsoft Visual InterDev to create and develop interactive Web
applications.
For more information on Windows TCP/IP Protocol and Connectivity Utilities,
DNS, or NTFS security, see your Windows XP Professional online
documentation.

IIS Installation
During installation, IIS installs optional components like Common Files,
Documentation, and the Internet Information Services snap-in. You can choose
not to install the optional components; however, deselecting specific
components can decrease IIS functionality or disable IIS services. If you
are unfamiliar with the optional components and how they affect IIS, install
IIS with the default settings. After you install IIS, you can view
Installing IIS Optional Components in the IIS online documentation for more
information.

To install IIS, add optional components, or remove optional components

1.. Click Start, click Control Panel, and click Add or Remove Programs.
2.. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. The Windows Components Wizard
appears.
3.. Follow the on-screen instructions to install, remove, or add
components to IIS.
Notes

a.. If you upgrade from a Windows NT 4.0 Workstation that has IIS
installed to Windows XP Professional, IIS is installed by default. If IIS
was not installed on the Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, you will need to
install IIS manually.
b.. Personal Web Server is not available on Windows XP Professional. If
you upgrade from a Windows home or personal product, you must install IIS
for similar Web server functionality.
c.. For more information on IIS, refer to the IIS online documentation by
typing http://localhost/iisHelp/ in your browser address bar, and pressing
ENTER.
 
And then install / apply the FP SE
See http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnservext02/fpse2002win.asp

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| Windows XP Pro comes with a web server on the installation CD. You can
| install it by going to Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove
| Windows Components and checking the box for IIS.
|
| Hope this helps,
| Mark Fitzpatrick
| Microsoft MVP - Frontpage
|
|
| | > Where can I find documentation on testing pages on Microsoft Professional?
| > I've heard with XP Pro I can test web pages on my laptop without first
| > uploading them to my web server.
| >
| > Sam
|
|
 
IIRC.. I think when you install IIS on Win XP Pro it comes with the FP2000
extensions. But either way take Stefan's advice and use the FP2002
extensions as they are better.

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Joe

Microsoft MVP FrontPage

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