I got my current Dell computer in January 2003. It had a 'lite' version of Frontpage installed on it that I found very useful. Unfortunately, somewhere along the line it was deleted, possibly by one of the many Windows XP or IE updates. I think I found the set of files on the XP CD that contains Frontpage, but I have no idea how to reinstall it. It's not listed as an option in the remove/add programs list. Because I didn't use it that frequently, I have no idea how many updates back this occurred. Can anyone help?
Thanks, B.J.
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
A. Get rid of the Dell. B. Get rid of FP.
Otherwise I have no other advice...
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
What format do those files have?
Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :
FrontPage Express is probably what you had. It has nothing to do with FrontPage whatsoever. However, both it and its big brother are to be avoided.
Posted by B.J. (Member # 858) on :
Ritten - Bite me. The Dell is the best computer I've even had. Never crashed or had anything else wrong. If you have any other suggestions for a simple WYSIWYG program (freeware, of course) to replace FP, I'm all ears.
Cartman - One of them is a .CAB file, which I can extract other files out of. The others are .**_ (can't remember exactly, not at home right now). The point is even if these are the right files, I have no way (that I know of) of installing them properly.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Files with extensions that end in an underscore are just compressed versions of themselves, which you can restore by using a command-line utility called "expand". The first two characters in the extension of a compressed file are the same as in its uncompressed form, so *.dl_ would expand to *.dll, *.ex_ to *.exe and so on. Anyway, one of those other files should be an install program belonging to that .cab archive. Expand it (along with the rest, of course), run it, and see what happens. B)
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
If it is Frontpage Express, I think that's available if you select the "Add or remove Windows components" part of the Add/remove programs window.
If not, it might be available for download from the Microsoft web-site.
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
Dell?
AAAAARRRRRRGGHHHH!!!!!
Has anyone considered the possibility that it was a timed trial?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
What's wrong with Dell?
Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :
Default Dells tend to be crammed full of extra bullshit that slows things down. The same is true for any mass-produced PC nowadays.
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
NS Composer comes to mind....
BTW, you need a little curry....
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Timed Trials don't disappear. They instead flash up "TIME TRIAL OVER! BUY THE SOFTWARE! BUY IT! NOW!" in very big letters. Over and over again.
NS Composer comes to mind as what?
And PC-manufacturer snobbery is almost as dull as car manufacturer snoober.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Question:
"NS Composer comes to mind as what?"
Answer:
"If you have any other suggestions for a simple WYSIWYG program (freeware, of course) to replace FP, I'm all ears."
Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :
FrontPage is a 'den of steenkin' evil!'
If you really do want a WYSIWYG program, and you want freeware, here are a few suggestions..
- Mozilla includes Mozilla Composer, a HTML editor.
- Amaya is the browser/editor by W3. Only issue that I have with Amaya is it's incomplete CSS support.
Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :
"Cover your nose, Boo!"
Mozilla Composer is indeed a nice and simple editor.
Posted by Toadkiller (Member # 425) on :
What they mean by "den of steenkin' evil" is that in true Microsoftian fashion FP doesn't play well with standards or indeed with anything other than MS products.
It also tends not to play well with MS products.
And it gives you warts.
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
Plus it smells bad, a rotting corpse type smell, mixed with a touch of diesel...
Thanks Tim, Liam doesn't seem to be keeping up...
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
I am actually so good at keeping up that I was talking about a discussion that hasn't even taken place yet.
And what use do Microsoft have with standards? They create the standards, and destroy all those that ignore them. They are unstoppable.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Microsoft doesn't so much create standards as break the ones that aren't theirs.