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FrontPage Tweaks
Note: The downloads have not been reviewed or endorsed by Microsoft.

FP Cleaner
A simple clean up utility for FrontPage. This one has its own page.
FP Cleaner finds and deletes the files that may be causing errors in FrontPage
when opening or closing your website or web pages.
Open the FP Cleaner page

Hit Me FP
A utility to create hit counter images.  This one also has its own page.
If you've ever tried making a custom image for your FrontPage hit counter, using the instructions
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article, you've probably realized it can be "frustrating."
Hit Me FP will make one for you in just a minute or two.
Open the Hit Me FP page

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Hyperlinks do not work when clicked in Preview mode in FrontPage©.

A recent Internet Explorer© security update had the unwanted effect of disabling the ability to click hyperlinks in web pages when working in Preview mode in FrontPage©.  Microsoft issued a repair procedure that requires editing the System Registry, titled "Knowledge Base Article 823720." It may be viewed by clicking Read Article.  For those who are uncomfortable editing the System Registry, here is a free installer named Previewfix.exe that will make the necessary entry for you.  After installation, it will be listed in Add/Remove programs and can be removed if necessary.  You may download it by clicking Preview Fix.  I recommend "Right Clicking" the link, selecting "Save Target As.." and saving it to your Desktop.
1. You may have to log on to your machine as an Administrator to run the installer.
2. You may have to restart the machine for the fix to take effect.

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Preview Fix


Change the default folder used by FrontPage© for saving / storing your webs.

When installed FrontPage© automatically uses C:\My Documents\My Webs as the default location for creating and saving your disk based webs. Thanks to a tip that was posted on Tiffany Edmonds' web site it is possible to change the location by editing the System Registry and changing the location to any folder you want.  For those who are uncomfortable editing the System Registry, here is a free installer named DefaultDir.exe that will make the necessary entry for you. You may download it by clicking Directory Tweak.
I recommend "Right Clicking" the link, selecting "Save Target As.." and saving it to your Desktop.
1. When prompted, simply select the drive and folder that contains your FrontPage© webs.
2. After running the file, close and reopen FrontPage© for the change to take effect.
3. If you want to change the location again, simply run DefaultDir.exe and choose another location.

Directory Tweak


Password Prompt When You Close a Word Document that You Opened in a Web Browser.

If you use Internet Explorer to open a Word document in a Web site, and you or close your Web browser window, you may be prompted to type a user name and password.  Also, if you open a read-only Word document directly from a Web server, and then close Word, the Authentication dialog box may appear.  Microsoft issued a repair procedure that requires editing the System Registry, titled "Knowledge Base Article 822128"  For those who are uncomfortable editing the System Registry, here is a free installer named Wordpassfix.exe that will make the necessary entry for you.
You may download it by clicking Password Fix.  I recommend "Right Clicking" the link, selecting "Save Target As.." and saving it to your Desktop.
1. You may have to log on to your machine as an Administrator to run the installer.
2. You may have to restart the machine for the fix to take effect.

Read Article

Password Fix


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Last Updated March 07, 2008