FP2000: Error Message: Content Folder Must Have Permissions That Allow Reading and Writing Files in the Folder

When you use the Check Server Extensions command on your Microsoft FrontPage extended Web or subweb, you may receive the following error message in the Check Log box of the Check Web dialog box:

This behavior can occur if the Web content folder in which you are checking server extensions is set with the Read-only attribute.

To resolve this behavior, remove the Read-only attribute from the content folder. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start Windows Explorer.
2. Locate the Web content folder that is referenced in the message you received, as described in the "Symptoms" section of this article.
3. Right-click the folder, and then click Properties.
4. In the General tab of the Folder Properties dialog box, click to clear the Read-only check box, and then click OK.
   
   If you receive the following error message
   You have chosen to make the following attribute change(s):
   
   unset read-only
   
   Do you want to apply this change to this folder only, or do you want to apply it to all subfolders and files as well?
   click the option that you want, and then click OK.

For complete information about the installation, use, and administration of FrontPage Server Extensions, please see the FrontPage Server Extensions Resource Kit (SERK) at the following Microsoft Web site: The FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions are available for download from the following Microsoft Web site: For additional information about installing FrontPage Server Extensions on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Microsoft Windows 2000, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: