How to convert my website to non-FP extensions...?

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Okay, it's been over 6 months and there's no sign that microsoft is going to
give all of us FrontPage users a "fix" to use the program on Vista. So, I
give up; I'm throwing in the towel.

How do I convert my websites? I've read that eventually we'll have to remove
the FrontPage extensions.
 
There's nothing to convert. You would just not use the FP features that
require the server extensions. There are third party solutions (server side
scripts such as PHP, CGI, ASP, .Net ASPX) to replace such FP features like
the email form, discussion forum, guestbook etc.

The new Expression Web product can be used and easily works with former
frontpage webs - including supporting FP webbot features, although you can
edit existing webbot features, you can't add them in Expression.

Otherwise, I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "how do I convert my
websites". Convert them to what? They are just HTML pages.
 
Andy,

Thanks for the reply. -
1. At some point don't I have to go to the website settings and "disable"
FrontPage extensions?
2. When I disable the FrontPage extensions will items such as photo albums,
link bars, etc. that I created using FP, still work?

I plan on using only Expression Web, but it's gonna take some time while I
climb the learning curve.

....Rich
 
When you move to Expression Web you will need an alternative to
FrontPage navigation components. The bits that already exist will still
work - but you will not be able to edit or add to them.
FrontPage photo galleries never really worked anyway.
You do not need to disable the FrontPage extensions. If they are on the
server, Expression Web will use them. When they go, as Andrew said, you
will need to find alternatives for components that need the extensions -
forms, hit counter, etc.
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OK, sorry.....

If you want existing FP 'webbots' to work properly and fully (includes photo
gallery, navigation bars, site maps, site search, include pages, shared
borders etc etc), then you need the Server Ext installed. Expression quite
happily works with existing elements such as those; but you can't add any of
those particular features within Expression.

You could keep Frontpage as a 'backup' incase anything you needed, and
insert it into your pages from Frontpage - you can interchange between FP
and Expression without any harm to the pages since they both use the same
methods such as opening a site (File > Open > Site and publishing in
Expression is the same or similar to that in Frontpage including HTTP
publishing.

If you don't need the server ext you will then have to publish by FTP mode
frm Expression or with Cute_FTP or whatever prog you use.

I would keep the server ext in place for the time being until you learn
Expression fully. There are lots of neat features that ASPX .Net 2.0 offers
(but requires windows server). You can still develop the site in
Expression, taking advantage of its CSS support, and then use the equivalent
scripts for your site features (forums, guestbook, gallery etc) for a
Linux/Unix server (like PHP or Perl/CGI).
 
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