Lost URL name for local web

[rankarwa]

I just recently upgraded from Windows 98SE on which I was using FP2000 with
FPE and had a local personal server running called http://myserver that
accessed the web folder C:\WEBSHARE. I'm now using XP Pro SP2 and FP2003.
My Web Folders favorite for http://myserver no longer works. Can't see it
using IE either. I can open FP2003 and then open the folder C:\WEBSHARE and
it opens as a web site I can edit. I tried to go into Site Properties and
rename it "myserver" but it says I can't rename the site because it has sub
websites.

I'd like to continue using the URL name "http://myserver" to publish to/from
my internet site, but I can't figure out how to associate this name to my
hard drive web folder. Any ideas?

 

[Jon Spivey]

Hi,
Try
http://localhost

Jon
Microsoft MVP

 

[Tom Willett]

Windows XP Pro uses IIS as the server. Did you install IIS and the FP
server extensions: If so, you must have IIS, as well as World Wide Web
Publishing services running, and open your web as http://localhost or
http://mycomputername

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|I just recently upgraded from Windows 98SE on which I was using FP2000 with
| FPE and had a local personal server running called http://myserver that
| accessed the web folder C:\WEBSHARE. I'm now using XP Pro SP2 and FP2003.
| My Web Folders favorite for http://myserver no longer works. Can't see it
| using IE either. I can open FP2003 and then open the folder C:\WEBSHARE
and
| it opens as a web site I can edit. I tried to go into Site Properties and
| rename it "myserver" but it says I can't rename the site because it has
sub
| websites.
|
| I'd like to continue using the URL name "http://myserver" to publish
to/from
| my internet site, but I can't figure out how to associate this name to my
| hard drive web folder. Any ideas?
|

 

[rankarwa]

Jon and Tom,

Neither http://localhost nor http://<mycomputername> worked. However, I
only installed FP2003 from the CD and unless it automatically installed IIS
and FPE, I didn't manually install these. How can I see if they are in fact
installed or not? Sounds like that may be my problem. Should I go search MS
KB for how to install IIS and FPE onto XP or do you know a quick way of doing
it?

Thank you for your help.

 

[Tom Willett]

IIS and the FPSE are not installed automatically. You must install them
manually. They are part of the O/S, not the FP install. Go to Add/Remove
programs, Add/Remove Windows Components and go from there.

 

[Andrew Murray]

Install IIS from your Windows XP Professional disk. It's only installed if
you install it I think, not by default.

IIS is accessible from Control Panel - "Administrative Tools" > "Internet
Information Services". If these are not on your Control Panel in Windows,
one would assume IIS is not installed.

You can install it through Add/Remove Programs.

The physical folder is c:\inetpub\wwwroot that http://localhost points to.

 

[joey0101]

Troll? Isn't that what your mother raised?

 

[Murray]

I believe you'll see one in the mirror.