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Edit with Microsoft FrontPage Option Not Available in Internet Explorer 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q238467

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Symptoms

When you browse to a page with a .htm or .html file extension in Internet Explorer 5.0, the Edit with Microsoft FrontPage option in Internet Explorer 5.0 is not available.

Note: The Edit button may be disabled (greyed out) in the browser.

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Cause

Content Expiration is enabled in IIS and is set to expire immediately.

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Workaround

Set content to expire after a minimum of one minute in IIS. To change this setting, do the following:

1.Click Start and Point to Programs.
2.Point to Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack.
3.Point to Microsoft Internet Information Server.
4.Click Internet Service Manager.
5.Right-click the virtual server and click properties.
6.On the HTTP Headers tab, select the second radio button and set Content Expiration. Click OK.

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More information

Content Expiration is disabled by default. This means that any expiration set on your virtual server was set manually. Internet Explorer will not allow you to edit the content, because it is old (or expired) content, which may no longer be valid.

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Keywords: KB238467, kbprb, kbpending

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Article Info
Article ID : 238467
Revision : 2
Created on : 2/19/2007
Published on : 2/19/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 335