Q169089: FP: New Disk-Based Web Times Out While Trying to Connect

Article: Q169089
Product(s): Word Front Page
Version(s): windows:1.1,97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage kbdta
Last Modified: 04-OCT-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack 
- Microsoft FrontPage for Windows 1.1 
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For a Microsoft FrontPage 98 version of this article, see Q194673.

SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to create a new disk-based Web, you receive one of the
following error messages:

FrontPage 97 for Windows
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  Timed out while trying to connect to a server at 'C' on port 80.

FrontPage for Windows 1.1
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  Unable to connect to a server at 'C' on port 0 (socket code 10049).

CAUSE
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This problem occurs if you type a path using the forward slash, such as
"c:/webs" (without the quotation marks) in the "Choose a title for your
FrontPage Web" dialog box. When the server attempts to resolve the address, it
attempts to resolve the folder on the c:\ drive using an IP address.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, in the "Choose a title for your FrontPage Web" dialog
box, use a backslash and type the path as follows:

  "c:\webs" (without the quotation marks)

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbusage kbdta 
Technology        : kbFrontPageSearch kbFrontPage1xSearch kbFrontPage97Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbFrontPage110
Version           : windows:1.1,97
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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