Appendix A

Installing FrontPage 97

• The Setup Program
  • Step 1: Run the Setup Program
  • Step 2: The Welcome Panel
  • Step 3: The FrontPage Registration Panel
  • Step 4: The Destination Path Panel
  • Step 5: The Choose Directory Panel
  • Step 6: The Setup Type Panel
  • Step 7: The Select Components Panel
  • Step 8: The Choose Microsoft FrontPage Personal Web Server Directory Panel
  • Step 9: FrontPage Personal Web Server Panel
  • Step 10: The Select Program Folder Panel
  • Step 11: The Start Copying Files Panel
  • Step 12: Administrator Setup for Personal Web Server
  • Step 13: The Setup Complete Panel
  • Step 14: Start the FrontPage Explorer
  • Step 15: Running the TCP/IP Test Program

This appendix leads you through the steps for installing FrontPage. Table A.1 describes the minimum system requirements. If you do not have an Internet connection, FrontPage guides you through the process of installing enough of Windows 95 or Windows NT networking to use FrontPage without connecting to the Internet.

The Setup Program

FrontPage installs in 15 easy steps. The following sections describe each step. Before you run the setup program, save any data you are currently working on and close all other applications.

Step 1: Run the Setup Program

Insert the setup disk into your floppy drive. To run the setup program from Windows 95, choose Run from the Start menu. To run the setup program from Windows NT, choose Run from the File menu. Enter A:\SETUP (replacing the drive letter with your drive, if it's different). Choose OK or press Enter to continue.

Step 2: The Welcome Panel

The Welcome panel in the Setup program advises you to save the data in your opened programs and close all other applications. Choose Next to continue installation. The FrontPage Registration panel appears.

Step 3: The FrontPage Registration Panel

In the FrontPage Registration panel, enter your Name and Company in the spaces provided. Data must appear in both fields (you can enter none for a company name if that applies). Click Next. The Confirm FrontPage Registration dialog box appears, asking you if your registration information is correct. Choose Yes to continue or No to return to the registration panel to correct it.

Step 4: The Destination Path Panel

Use the Destination Path panel to select the drive and the folder where the FrontPage program will install. For Windows 95, the default installation directory is C:\Program Files\Microsoft FrontPage. For Windows NT, the default directory is C:\Microsoft FrontPage.

When performing a new installation, you have these options:

• Click Next and proceed to step 6 if you want to install FrontPage to the default directory.
• Click Next and proceed to step 5 if you want to change the directory location.

When you upgrade from a previous version of FrontPage, Setup detects the previous version of FrontPage and lists it in the Destination directory field. You have the following options:

• To upgrade or add to the same directory in which the previous version was installed, click Next. FrontPage 97 Setup informs you that your existing content will be permanently converted to FrontPage 97 format. You are asked if you want to specify a different location in which to install FrontPage 97. Choose No to install FrontPage 97 over your existing copy. You go to the Setup Type Panel, mentioned in step 6.
• To install FrontPage to a new directory, click the Browse button. Enter a new directory in the Path field, or select one using the Drives and Directories scrollbars. Choose OK to return to the Destination Path Panel. If you enter a new directory name in the Paths field, Setup asks if you want to create it. Choose Yes. Click Next to continue to step 6.

Step 5: The Choose Directory Panel

The Choose Directory panel appears when you choose to install FrontPage to a directory other than the default directory.

1. Choose a new directory in one of two ways:
   • In the Path field, enter the complete path where you want to install FrontPage.
   • Select the drive to which you want to install FrontPage in the Drives field, or choose Network to connect to a network drive. Choose a folder in the Directories field.
2. Click OK to exit the Choose Directory dialog box and return to the Destination Path panel.
3. If you enter a new folder in the Path field, the setup program asks if you want to create it. Answer Yes.
4. To accept the destination directory, click Next. The Setup Type panel appears.

Step 6: The Setup Type Panel

The Setup Type panel enables you to choose how you want to install the program. The two installation options are Typical and Custom.

• Choose Typical to install all three FrontPage components-Client Software, Personal Web Server, and FrontPage Server Extensions-on your system. Then, click Next and skip to step 8.
• Choose Custom to install only the components that you select. Then, click Next and continue with step 7.

Step 7: The Select Components Panel

Use the Select Components panel to select any combination of the FrontPage components to install on your system. This panel displays the amount of disk space required to install the components that you select.

• To install the FrontPage Explorer and FrontPage Editor without the Personal Web Server and Server Extensions, check Client Software. Click Next and proceed to step 11.
• To install the Personal Web Server alone or in addition to the client software, check Microsoft FrontPage Personal Web Server. Click Next and proceed to step 8.
• To install only the Server Extensions, check Server Extensions. Extensions are provided for the Personal Web Server and other popular server software programs. You can install the FrontPage Server Extensions without the Personal Web Server if you are using other server software for which the FrontPage Server Extensions are available. Windows 95 users can use WebSite by O'Reilly and Associates. Users of Windows NT 3.51 and above can use WebSite or Microsoft's Internet Information Server. Click Next and proceed to step 9.

If you do not have enough disk space to install FrontPage, click the Disk Space button. The Available Disk Space dialog box appears. The Space Required field indicates the amount of disk space required to install the components that you select. The Space Available field indicates the amount of disk space available on the drive.

To change drives, select another drive in the Drive field. If you still do not have enough disk space to install FrontPage, click Cancel to close the Available Disk Space dialog box. Click Cancel again to exit the setup program.

Step 8: The Choose Microsoft FrontPage Personal Web Server Directory Panel

When performing a new installation, you have the following options:

• By default, Setup installs the Personal Web Server software to the \FrontPage Webs directory, placing the server software configuration files in a \Server subdirectory and your content files in a \Content subdirectory. To install the Personal Web Server to the default directory, click Next and proceed to step 10.
• To install the Personal Web Server to a new folder on your system, enter the path in the Path field. If you enter the name of a folder that does not yet exist on your system, FrontPage asks if you want to create it. Choose Yes. Then, click Next and proceed to step 10.
• To install the Personal Web Server to a folder that already exists on your system, enter the path in the Path field, or use the Browse button to select an existing drive and directory from the dialog box. After you select a folder, click OK to return to the Choose Microsoft FrontPage Personal Web Server directory.

When upgrading from a previous version of FrontPage, you have the following options:

• By default, Setup installs a new version of the Personal Web Server to a directory named \FrontPage Webs2, placing the server software configuration files in a \Server subdirectory and your content files in a \Content subdirectory. To install the Personal Web Server to the default directory, click Next and proceed to step 9.
• To install the Personal Web Server to a new folder on your system, enter the path in the Path field. If you enter the name of a folder that does not yet exist on your system, FrontPage asks if you want to create it. Choose Yes. Then, click Next and proceed to step 9.
• To install the Personal Web Server over the previous version, enter the path in the Path field, or use the Browse button to select an existing drive and directory from the dialog box. After you select a folder, click OK to return to the Choose Microsoft FrontPage Personal Web Server directory. Click Next and proceed to step 10.

Step 9: FrontPage Personal Web Server Panel

The FrontPage Personal Web Server panel appears when you upgrade FrontPage from a previous version and choose to install a copy of the Personal Web Server in a second directory. Setup detects the existing Web server (usually configured on port 80). It informs you that the new server will be configured for a new port (usually port 8080) and that to use the new Web server, you need to start the server manually.

Click Next to proceed to step 11.

Step 10: The Select Program Folder Panel

In the Select Program Folder panel, you choose a program folder in which to include icons and shortcuts for FrontPage. By default, the icons are added to the Microsoft FrontPage program folder. After you choose a program folder or accept the default choice, click Next to proceed to step 11.

Step 11: The Start Copying Files Panel

The Start Copying Files panel displays the choices you made during the setup procedure. Review the directories to make sure that everything will be installed where you want it to appear. If you want to change your choices, use the Back button to review your previous choices and revise as necessary. Keep clicking Next until you reach the Start Copying Files panel again.

To install the files, click Next. Insert the program disks when prompted and choose OK or press Enter to copy the files from each disk. The setup program installs the files in the directories that you chose.

After the files are copied to your computer, you are prompted to enter your Administrator Name and Password, as described in step 12.

Step 12: Administrator Setup for Personal Web Server

If you installed the Personal Web Server, you must register yourself as a server administrator. You should set up an administrator name and password that uses the same name and password required to access the Web site on your remote server. FrontPage allows you to configure more than one administrator for each of your webs, so you can use different configurations for local and remote Web development.

To register yourself as the administrator of the server, follow these steps:

1. Enter a name in the Name field of the dialog box. Use the account name required for your remote server or a different name (optional) to develop your webs on your local computer. This name cannot contain spaces or punctuation marks.
2. Enter a password in the Password field. Use the password required for your remote server or a different password (optional) to develop your webs on your local computer.
3. Confirm your password in the Confirm Password field.
4. Click OK. FrontPage informs you that it is installing the Server Extensions on port 80 and that the process may take several minutes. After the process is complete, proceed to step 13.

Step 13: The Setup Complete Panel

After setup configures the administrator name and password, the Setup Complete panel appears, telling you that you can run Microsoft FrontPage.

To complete the setup procedure and start the FrontPage Explorer, check the Start
the FrontPage Explorer Now checkbox and click the Finish button. Then, proceed to step 14.

To complete the setup procedure without starting the FrontPage Explorer, uncheck the Start the FrontPage Explorer Now checkbox and click the Finish button. You need to select this option when you install the Personal Web Server to a second directory because you need to start the correct server before you develop your webs with FrontPage 97.

Step 14: Start the FrontPage Explorer

The first time you run the FrontPage Explorer for a new installation, you are informed that FrontPage will attempt to determine your machine's host name and TCP/IP address and that the process might take several minutes. Click OK to continue.

A dialog box appears when the process is complete. It advises you of your machine's host name. Use this server name-or any of the others that are returned during the TCP/IP test-when you log in to your server. Then, FrontPage opens the Getting Started dialog box, which is discussed in Chapter 1 "Getting Started." You're off and running to develop your webs using FrontPage.

If you install FrontPage on a computer that does not have a modem or TCP/IP stack configured, FrontPage asks if you want help to install TCP/IP networking.

The steps required to complete this setup in Windows 95 follow:

1. When FrontPage asks if you want help to install TCP/IP networking, choose OK. The FrontPage Networking Help Screen appears.
2. Click the arrow in step 1 of the Help Screen. The Network dialog box appears, opened to the Configuration tab.
3. Click the Add button. The Select Network Component Type dialog box appears.
4. Choose Protocol, and click Add. The Select Network Protocol dialog box appears.
5. In the Manufacturers field, select Microsoft. In the Network Protocols field, select TCP/IP and click OK. You return to the Configuration tab in the Network dialog box.
6. Click the Add button again. The Select Network Component Type dialog box appears.
7. Choose Adapter, and click Add. The Select Network Adapters dialog box appears.
8. In the Manufacturers field, select Microsoft. In the Network Adapters field, select Dial-Up Adapter and click OK. You return to the Configuration tab in the Network dialog box.
9. From the Configuration tab in the Network dialog box, choose Dial-Up Adapter from the list of installed network components, and click the Properties button. The Dial-Up Adapter Properties dialog box appears.
10. Click the Bindings tab. Verify that the TCP/IP->Dial-Up Adapter checkbox is checked. Click OK to exit the Dial-Up Adapter Properties dialog box.
11. Click OK to exit the Network dialog box. If you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.

After your computer restarts, you can run the TCP/IP test as indicated in step 15 to check your installation before you run the FrontPage Explorer.

Step 15: Running the TCP/IP Test Program

If you do not know what your server name is or if you need to enter additional information in the FrontPage Server Administrator, you can run the TCP/IP test program. It checks your system for a TCP/IP stack and reports back the server identifications that you can use on your system.

To run the TCP/IP test program, follow these steps:

1. Establish a connection with your Internet service provider.
2. The beta version of FrontPage 97 did not have a shortcut on the Start menu for the FrontPage TCP/IP Test Utility. From the FrontPage Explorer, the test utility was invoked by choosing Help | About Microsoft FrontPage Explorer, and then clicking Network Test from the About FrontPage Explorer dialog box. If you installed FrontPage to the default directories, you can also find this utility in the following directory:
   c:\Program Files\Microsoft FrontPage\bin\tcptest.exe
3. When the test utility opens, click the Start Test button. FrontPage reports the results described in the following paragraphs.
4. Click Exit to exit the FrontPage TCP/IP Test dialog box after the results are reported to you.

After you click the Start Test button in step 3, FrontPage reports the results that it finds. For a fully operational system, they should include the following:

• 32-bit Winsock: Reports Yes if a 32-bit version of Winsock resides on your computer.
• 127.0.0.1: Reports Yes if you can use the localhost address. You can enter it as a server name while you develop offline.
• Host name: Reports the host name that you can use when you are online with your Internet service provider (for example, www.myserver.com). It reports No if you installed FrontPage without an Internet connection; use 127.0.0.1 or localhost for a server name in this instance.
• IP address: Reports the IP address that you can use when you are online with your Internet service provider (for example, 255.255.255.255). It reports 127.0.0.1 if you installed FrontPage without an Internet connection.
• localhost (127.0.0.1): Reports Yes if you can use localhost as a server name while you develop offline.

If these results are not reported, click the Explain Results button. You are advised on how you can correct your configuration.