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Q158897: PWS Pages Should Normally Be Stored in the Home Root Folder

Article: Q158897
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,1.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): mspwsw95
Last Modified: 15-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Personal Web Server versions 1.0, 1.0a for Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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The default home root folder for the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) service
in Microsoft Personal Web Server version 1.0 for Windows 95 is the
Webshare\Wwwroot folder. Although you can place Web pages that you want people
to be able to access into other folders, placing Web pages into the home root
folder makes them easier for people to access.

MORE INFORMATION
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Placing Web pages into the home root folder makes them easier for people to
access because you do not have to specify a folder name when using an Internet
address to access Web pages in the home root folder. In addition, the home root
folder is shared by default. If you place Web pages into another folder, you
need to manually share this folder to allow people to access the Web pages
inside the folder.

You can find more information about how to share resources in Windows 95 using
online Help. To do so, use the following steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Help.

2. On the Index tab, in the "Type the first few letters of the word you're
  looking for" box, type "sharing" (without the quotation marks), and then
  click Display.

3. In the Topics Found dialog box, click the appropriate topic, and then click
  Display.

If you want to store the majority of your Web pages in a folder other than the
Webshare\Wwwroot folder, you may want to make the other folder the home root
folder for the HTTP service. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Personal Web Server.

3. Click the Administration tab, click Administration, and then click WWW
  Administration.

4. Click the Directories tab, and then click Edit on the line for the current
  home root folder.

5. In the Directory box, type the full path to the folder that you want to make
  the home root folder, and then click OK. You can also click Browse to locate
  this folder instead of typing the path to the folder manually.

NOTE: The alias for the home root folder should not be changed. Doing so can
cause problems that may require you to reinstall Personal Web Server.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.00a

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Keywords          : mspwsw95 
Technology        : kbPersWebServSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbPersWebServ100Win95 kbPersWebServ100aWin95
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.0a

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