Error message when you try to import a .dwp file in FrontPage 2003

You may find that you cannot import a Web Part description file (.dwp) in Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003. When you try to import a .dwp file, you receive the following error message: You do not experience these symptoms when you import a .dwp file in Microsoft Internet Explorer.

This problem may occur in situations where the name of the Web Part assembly in the SafeControl Assembly entry in the SafeControls list of the Web.config file on the server and the name of the Web Part assembly in the .dwp file do not match. For example, this problem may occur if the name of the Web Part assembly in the SafeControl Assembly entry in the SafeControls list of the Web.config file on the server uses a strong name that includes version, culture, and public key token information, and the name of the Web Part assembly in the .dwp file does not use a strong name.

To work around this problem, make sure that the name of the Web Part assembly that is in the SafeControl Assembly entry in the SafeControls list of the Web.config file on the server is the same as the name of the Web Part assembly that is in the .dwp file.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

For more information about how to package and deploy Web Parts for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and for Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003, visit the following Microsoft Web site: