The FrontPage MMC snap-in is a Windows-only program that you use to administer the FrontPage Server Extensions and . You can use it to , create , upgrade the server extensions on a web, convert folders into subwebs and vice versa, recalculate hyperlinks in a , and much more.
The FrontPage MMC snap-in "snaps into" the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), which means that commands, property sheets, and other tools that you require to administer the FrontPage Server Extensions are added to the MMC "shell." What's more, the FrontPage MMC snap-in tools look and work like other tools in the .
If Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 4.0 or later is installed on a computer, the FrontPage MMC snap-in "snaps into" the IIS Internet Service Manager snap-in; that is, it adds its functionality to the IIS snap-in. If a Web server other than IIS 4.0 or later is installed, the FrontPage MMC snap-in adds its functionality directly to the console and is called the Server Extensions Administrator. All of the tools you need to manage a are in one convenient location.
The FrontPage MMC snap-in replaces and significantly improves upon the Fpsrvwin utility, an administrative program that was included with previous versions of FrontPage. You can use the FrontPage MMC snap-in to perform most of the administrative tasks that you can perform by using the Fpsrvadm and Fpremadm utilities, as well as some additional tasks.
For information about how to use Fpsrvadm and Fpremadm to administer the FrontPage Server Extensions, see the FrontPage Server Extensions Resource Kit at http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/wpp/serk. If the FrontPage Server Extensions are installed on your computer, you can also access the FrontPage Server Extensions Resource Kit, which is by default installed at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\40\Serk\nnnn\default.htm. The \nnnn folder has a numerical name based on the language in which you installed the FrontPage Server Extensions. For example, in a US English installation, the path is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\40\Serk\1033\default.htm.