"Cannot create a disk-based web" - unable to create project

[EveH]

I am a complete novice of InterDev 6; so apologies in advance for my ignorance and thanks in advance to anyone who helps with basic steps to solve this problem:

I have installed Visual Studio. As far as I know, I have correctly installed FrontPage Server Extensions and IIS. (When I execute InterDev and start a new project, the IP address of my machine is displayed and selectable and I do not get any errors when I connect).

However, once I complete selecting the layout and theme for my project, I get the following error:

"Cannot create a disk-based application in C:\Inetpub\

http://wwwroot\Project3\Project3_Local.

You cannot configure C:\Inetpub\

http://wwwroot\Project3\Project3_Local

as a FrontPage web because the directory C:\Inetpub\

http://wwwroot

is already configured as a FrontPage web. You can open that web instead".

I can click on OK, and am left with nothing in InterDev.

I have been told that it may be that I have not done a complete install... I did not install BackOffice additional components.

I have had no end of problems with this application on three machines thus far, trying to solve this problem so that I can start creating projects. Many thanks for anyone who helps.

 

[rtshort]

Try making your project in a different folder and pointing IIS to that folder. Make the folder and point IIS to it first.

It was the biggest Pain in my A## to get going, but I finally did. You might also want to try and create a virtual directory (in IIS) and use it instead. Right click on the server name in IIS and choose create virtual directory. After you do go to it's properties (right click on the new virtual directory) and point it to the folder of you project.

Hope I'm not confusing you. Rob
Just my $.02.