Thanks Scott.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: GS Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 4:48 PM
Subject: [REBOL] Re: Why does my html ACTION call merely display and not
execute my script?
> From: Michael Harleman
> <snip>
> > Could the problem be that I am running Windows 2000 Professional Beta
> 3,
> > Frontpage 98 was installed, IIS was then installed, Frontpage 98 was
> then
> > removed with the Windows 2000 Remove wizard, Windows IIS component was
> > removed, Windows 2000 IIS was then reinstalled, and now I am finding
> > remnants of Frontpage 98 in Windows 2000 IIS(the wwwroot directory is
> still
> > there)? Is the only way to fix it to remove and then reinstall
> Win2000Pro
> > Beta 3? Must I be running a normal copy of Win2000Pro or
> Win2000Server?
> > Could I dump Win2000Pro Beta 3 and run Win NT 4.0 or can I continue to
> use
> > Win2000Pro Beta 3? Is it also possible that I have created the
> biggest mess
> > known to man on this planet?
>
> Hi, Mike, I can see that you've had a "fun" weekend. You've gone from
> trying to run a simple example REBOL cgi to discovering that you need to
> reload your OS!!
>
> Actually, I again have to claim ignorance of particulars of the
> NT/Win2000 line, but I can speak from experience on loading Microsoft
> Beta's on a "production" machine. Mine was a few years back with
> combination of Interdev, J++, and Frontpage. Within in short order, my
> registry and a number of directories were hopelessly mangled after a J++
> crash. A day and a half later, I had everything back in working,
> including low level repiecing together of the more important files
> (backup?, what backup?). Like Poe's raven, I said, "Never more," at
> least not on a machine on which I rely (backup or not). I've been
> tempted to give the .NET beta a whirl, but then I break out in a sweat.
>
> So, it may not have been Microsoft's software's fault, but they seem to
> set up some of the most complicated sets of interdependencies I can
> imagine. So much for orthogonal programming. After hearing my story
> retold a thousand times over (read Jerry Pournelle of Byte!), I suspect
> that you'll need to reload the OS. But first, on Win95 and now 98 I
> always try uninstalling all the offending software. Checking
> Microsoft's site for recommendations on loading order and try reloading
> the software first. Good chance it may work, and a lot quicker than a
> full OS and software reload.
>
> That's my 2 cents, but what do I know? Good luck!
> --Scott
>
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