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FP98: Cannot Access Help After Importing Files from Floppy Disk

Article ID: 194312

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2001


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This article was previously published under Q194312

For a Microsoft FrontPage 2000 version of this article, see
205485.
For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 version of this article, see 182687.

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to access FrontPage Help by clicking a command on the Help menu or in a dialog box, FrontPage Help does not appear and the floppy disk drive is accessed. If you place a disk in the floppy disk drive, FrontPage Help will appear.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs after you have imported files from either a floppy disk or a removable disk, and then removed the disk from the disk drive.

STATUS

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

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem and access FrontPage Help, follow these steps:
  1. On the File menu in FrontPage Explorer, click Exit.
  2. Restart FrontPage Explorer. In the Getting Started dialog box, click OK.
  3. On the Help menu, click Microsoft FrontPage Help.

Additional query words: 98 help

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