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FP2002: Do Not Edit Layout Pages in Root Web of SharePoint Team Web Site

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This article was previously published under Q281777

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Summary

When the root Web of a SharePoint team Web site is open in FrontPage and the Web settings are set to Show hidden Files and Folders, Microsoft does not recommend editing any of the pages located in the _layouts folder.

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All these pages rely on server-side bots to produce the layout and customization of the pages. Alteration of the Web bots may result in loss of functionality or data, or both.

You can modify most of the layouts and customizations that these pages set from within the browser.

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Keywords: KB281777, kbnofix, kbhowto

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Article Info
Article ID : 281777
Revision : 3
Created on : 1/29/2007
Published on : 1/29/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 416