Description of the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions for Windows Server 2003 hotfix package: May 18, 2004

• Issues that are fixed by the hotfix package
• Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
• Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
• Whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
• The files that are contained in the hotfix package

This article describes the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions issue that is fixed in the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions for Windows Server 2003 hotfix package that is dated May 18, 2004.

Issues that are fixed by the hotfix package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package, but it was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• When you publish from one Windows Server 2003 server to another Windows Server 2003 server (such as a development server to a production server) that contains a destination Web that has an identically structured root Web as the source Web, subwebs that are virtual directories may disappear from the destination server on Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).
  

Hotfix information

Virtual Directories can disappear when a site is published from one server to another. To prevent this problem, you must apply a hotfix.

Note If you have an existing directory that has disappeared, the directory will not appear in the Internet Information Server MMC after you apply this hotfix.

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Restart information

You do have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to create or to modify any registry keys to use any hotfixes that are contained in this package.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. After you install the hotfix, the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table: Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: