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>1. What is exactly the differences between the Personal Web Server and the
>FrontPage-Personal Web Server ?
>2. Are the differences limited with the directiories names for the web
>server or does that includes more specific subjects ?
>3. On the ASP subject, what is the relation with the type pf Personal Web
>Server ?  In the article Q175770 there is the following intructions :

>Getting Ready to Use the ASP Features in FrontPage 98
>Before you can use the ASP features in FrontPage 98, you must install the
>following components:
>A 32-bit ODBC driver.
>One of the following servers:
>    - Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 2.0 or 3.0 for
>      Microsoft Windows NT Server.
>    - Microsoft Peer Web Services for Microsoft Windows NT Workstation.
>    - Microsoft Personal Web Server for Microsoft Windows 95.
>An ASP engine on the IIS derivative Web server.
>NOTE: The ASP engine (Asp.exe) ships with FrontPage 98. It is located in
>the following folder on the FrontPage 98 compact disc
>NOTE: If you are running IIS 4.0 or PWS 4.0, do not install ASP.EXE, doing
>so will break the ASP engine that comes pre-installed with those products.
>      <x>:\60 Minute Intranet Kit\60 Minute Intranet Kit\modules
>where <x> is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.
>FrontPage 98 Server Extensions.

>I'd like to know if the PWS mentioned here is the one installed with
>FrontPage (FrontPage-Personal Web Server).

>Thanks in advance for any info.

>Christophe Opitz
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>Informatique Conseil Plus
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>>1. What is exactly the differences between the Personal Web Server and the
>>FrontPage-Personal Web Server ?

>It's not useful to refer to "Personal Web Server" as MS has released at
>least 4 different "Personal Web Servers." I will refer to them as MS PWS
>(Microsoft Personal Web Server) and FP PWS (FrontPage Personal Web Server).
>The biggest difference is that FP PWS will not support ASP, IDC, or CGI. If
>you plan to use and test locally any of these technologies, don't use FP
>PWS. FP PWS is a very stripped-down web server, and is not even included
>with FP 98. It is a leftover from the original FrontPage, which Microsoft
>bought, and then improved with each successive release. FP 97 included MS
>PWS for the first time, and included FP PWS only for backwards
>compatibility. FP PWS supports a limited number of webs (around 13 or so,
if
>I recall correctly) on the server. It also doesn't have much of any kind of
>a server administration program. MS PWS (all versions) support ASP, IDC,
and
>CGI, and have excellent server administration utilities.

>Conclusion: If you are using FP PWS, uninstall the server extensions, then
>uninstall the server. Then install a version of MS PWS. Make sure you
>uninstall the server extensions before uninstalling the server, or you will
>have trouble. Also, be sure to read all the online help, just to make sure
>you know what you're doing.

>Hope this helps,

>Kevin Spencer
>Microsoft MVP
>http://www.takempis.com
>ASP, IDC, and Internet Database Programming
>Free online ASP Tutorials!
>ASP-based Discussion Web available!

>The FP PWS DOES come with FP 98, and, if you do a total install, that's
what
>is installed.  However, my experience is that the MS PWS is the best
choice.
>However, it must be installed FIRST, then do a custom install of FP...

>--

>Tom Pepper - Director of Marketing, Sharp Communication
>Huntsville, Alabama USA
>"A Great Solution Doesn't Have to Be Complicated"
>FrontPage FAQ/Support Sites & Web Design Links:
>http://www.sharpcom.com/tomp/frontpage
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>>>Hi there,

>>>1. What is exactly the differences between the Personal Web Server and
the
>>>FrontPage-Personal Web Server ?

>>It's not useful to refer to "Personal Web Server" as MS has released at
>>least 4 different "Personal Web Servers." I will refer to them as MS PWS
>>(Microsoft Personal Web Server) and FP PWS (FrontPage Personal Web
Server).
>>The biggest difference is that FP PWS will not support ASP, IDC, or CGI.
If
>>you plan to use and test locally any of these technologies, don't use FP
>>PWS. FP PWS is a very stripped-down web server, and is not even included
>>with FP 98. It is a leftover from the original FrontPage, which Microsoft
>>bought, and then improved with each successive release. FP 97 included MS
>>PWS for the first time, and included FP PWS only for backwards
>>compatibility. FP PWS supports a limited number of webs (around 13 or so,
>if
>>I recall correctly) on the server. It also doesn't have much of any kind
of
>>a server administration program. MS PWS (all versions) support ASP, IDC,
>and
>>CGI, and have excellent server administration utilities.

>>Conclusion: If you are using FP PWS, uninstall the server extensions, then
>>uninstall the server. Then install a version of MS PWS. Make sure you
>>uninstall the server extensions before uninstalling the server, or you
will
>>have trouble. Also, be sure to read all the online help, just to make sure
>>you know what you're doing.

>>Hope this helps,

>>Kevin Spencer
>>Microsoft MVP
>>http://www.takempis.com
>>ASP, IDC, and Internet Database Programming
>>Free online ASP Tutorials!
>>ASP-based Discussion Web available!