Article ID: 194551
Article Last Modified on 10/3/2001
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q194551
For a Microsoft FrontPage 2000 version of this article, see
205262.
For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 version of this article, see
169610.
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft FrontPage 98 after you select a template or wizard in the New
FrontPage Web dialog box and click OK, you will receive the following error
message:
HTTP/1.0 501 Not Supported.
For additional information about this error message, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
194061 FP98: HTTP Code 501 Error Opening, Creating Web
CAUSE
This problem occurs if either of the following is true:
- The FrontPage Server Extensions are not installed on the Web server
where you are attempting to create the web.
- TCP/IP is not initialized. If this is the case, the server name is
typically "Default" (without the quotation marks). For example, the
host name is "Default" if the Client for Microsoft Networks is not
installed or if the Domain Name Server (DNS) is not specified.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods:
Method 1: Install the FrontPage Server Extensions
Install the FrontPage Server Extensions to the Web server on which
you are attempting to create the Web. For information about installing
FrontPage Server Extensions, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
194102 FP98: How to Install FrontPage Server Extensions for MSPWS
194103 FP98: How to Install FrontPage Server Extensions for IIS
Method 2: Install the Client for Microsoft Networks
Install the Client for Microsoft Networks in Control Panel. For
information about how to do this, please see step 2 in the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
134304 Troubleshooting Browsing with Client for Microsoft
Networks
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