Upgrade and Delete Prior Version(s) of
FrontPage Option
The retail version of FrontPage 2003
places the files in different folder names
than the folder names used with FP 2000 and
2002.
FrontPage Themes
Old Folder: ?:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\Themes
New Folder: ?:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\Themes11
FrontPage Web Templates
Old Folder: ?:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Templates\1033\Webs
New Folder: ?:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Templates\1033\Webs11
FrontPage Page Templates
Old Folder: ?:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Templates\1033\Pages
New Folder: ?:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Templates\1033\Pages11
That part's not so tricky. If you are
using FrontPage 2003 only, and have no
intention of reverting back to FrontPage
2002 (honestly, who would WANT to?), you
simply need to copy the contents in EACH of
the three "Old Folders" to each respective
"New Folder." We are suggesting you COPY
rather than cut and paste, just in case
something goes awry in the process. You can
delete the old folders with their content in
a few months when you feel secure.
Upgrade and Preserve Prior Version(s) of
FrontPage Option
If you plan to run earlier versions of
FrontPage on the same drive/system as
FP2003, read this section. Note: We TRIED
running them in parallel and we do NOT
recommend it, but, for those of you
wanting to try it, here's the scoop. There
are two things, depending on your
configuration, that will happen:
- In SOME cases (mind you, not
all), installing FrontPage 2003 will
change the Template and Theme folder
locations for FrontPage 2002 and earlier
versions. This was not the case in the
Beta version, but has occurred in the
retail version on some systems. In
other words, your original "Old Folders"
and their content remains intact;
however, FrontPage magically appends
your FrontPage 2000 and/or 2002
program(s) to no longer LOOK in the old
folders.
Basically, then, after you install the
retail version of FP2003, when you look
for your templates and/or themes in
FP2003, they aren't there, and when you
look for them in FP2000/2002, they
aren't THERE, either! Where are
they??? They are STILL in the "Old
Folder" locations above; your FP
versions simply are not looking there.
Copy and paste the contents in EACH of
the three "Old Folders" to each
respective "New Folder," as outlined in
the first section.
- In the remaining cases, installing
FrontPage 2003 will result in nothing
being changed in your prior versions.
The program will still look in the "Old
Folders" for the templates and themes,
and of course, they are still there.
You'll still need to place your themes
and templates in the folders FP2003
uses; copy and paste the contents in
EACH of the three "Old Folders" to each
respective "New Folder," as outlined in
the first section.
The good news: Once you
copy your data into the "New Folders," it
will be accessed by all versions of
FrontPage 2000 and up installed on your
computer.
The bad news: We have no
clue what happens if you decide to uninstall
FP2003, but since the "Old Folders" remain
intact after upgrade, we feel certain they
are untouched during the uninstall process.
The Tricky Part
The tricky part comes into play when you
notice the three ADDITIONAL "new folders"
introduced with FrontPage 2003! FP2003
kindly provides a brand new tab for where to
look for templates, with the new tab labeled
"My Templates" (and the folder we are
designating as "New Folder" labeled
"General").
That's a good thing! Now, when you
download additional templates, you don't
have to filter through the various templates
included with the program. So... let's
look at our structure revised to include
THIS little addition:
FrontPage Themes
Old Folder: ?:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\Themes
New Folder: ?:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\Themes11
My Templates Folder: C:\Documents and
Settings\<username>\Application
Data\Microsoft\Themes\<folder_name>
FrontPage Web Templates
Old Folder: ?:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Templates\1033\Webs
New Folder: ?:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Templates\1033\Webs11
My Templates Folder: C:\Documents and
Settings\<username>\Application
Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\Webs\<folder_name.tem>
FrontPage Page Templates
Old Folder: ?:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Templates\1033\Pages
New Folder: ?:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Templates\1033\Pages11
My Templates Folder: C:\Documents and
Settings\<username>\Application
Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\Pages\<folder_name.tem>
The "My Templates" folder is pretty cool,
and you may VERY well wish to put new
templates in it. Just remember, if you ever
revert back to a prior version of FP, you'll
have to grab any downloaded templates and
themes from SIX different places rather than
three!
