Unless you need to use a web authoring tool connecting through the web
server (IIS) instead of accessing the pages directly on disk then you can
delete everything except your website files (unless you have used some of
the FP server extension components such as hit counters, themes etc.).
The *best* way to remove them is to remove Front Page Server extensions from
that web site / subweb (see the IIS MMC Management Console if on W2K or XP)
but *always* take a copy and ensure that your changes (eg. removal) haven't
affected your site. You take this action at your own risk of course.
They [the folders etc.] are there to support accessing the relevant DLLs
required to upload new content etc., provide locking information for the
pages whilst multiple users may be developing against the site, and also
provides a few freebie bits and pieces like themes, page hit counters, site
search tools etc.
Chris.
"Bob Barrows" <re******@NOyahoo.SPAMcom> wrote in message
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Arpan wrote:
Thanks,Tom, for your reply. What are these FrontPage Server
Extensions?
http://sciris.shu.edu/Manuals/FrontP...k/ovwhatar.htm
Also what problems may arise with the FrontPage Server
Extensions if those folders are deleted permanently? I neither use
FrontPage nor Visual Interdev to create ASP applications. So can
deleting the _vti_cnf folders still create any problems while
executing my ASP applications?
http://webmaster.iu.edu/tool_guide_info/FPprocon.shtml http://www.maximumasp.com/maxtrack/a...print&kbid=470 http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=281532
I have seen people claim that there is no problem deleting them if you don't
use FP or VID, but I think your best bet is to leave them there. It's not as
if they're taking up a lot of space.
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HTH,
Bob Barrows - ASP MVP
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