Wise ASP - PWS Installation

Installing PWS

    If, however, you are using Windows 95 and want to install PWS, you will have to download the NT 4 (or greater) Option Pack for Windows 95/NT Workstation, which contains PWS. To do so, go to http://www.microsoft.com/NTServer/all/Downloads.asp or http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/pws/main.htm.

   Then, follow the instructions for downloading. To install PWS properly, Internet Explorer 4.01 (or greater) must be installed on your computer first. If you are using Windows 98, Internet Explorer is installed automatically. Still, you should make sure that the version is at least 4.01. (A Windows 95 computer may have an outdated version or lack Internet Explorer altogether.)

Exploring PWS

    The Personal Web Manager has five windows (Main, Publish, Web Site, Tour, and Advanced) located on the left side of every Personal Web Manager window. Click an icon to open a particular window.

• The Main window enables you to make your Web site available to anyone who can access the computer on which PWS is installed. You can also monitor the connections to your site and view other related statistics.
• The Publish window features the Publishing Wizard, which enables you to post select files to a Web server. The Wizard also places links on your home page. It's important to note that you must have created a home page before having full use of the Publishing Wizard.
• The Web Site window provides the Home Page Wizard, which takes you through the steps to create a home page without having to learn HTML or scripting. After you create a home page, you can go to the Publish window to post it and associated files.
• The Tour window provides a guided tour to PWS. It's a good idea to use the tour to find out about PWS before you start working on your Web site.
• The Advanced window shows the directories in which pages are stored. The window also enables you to make your site and selected directories available to visitors and set three types of permissions for selected directories. You can also add, edit, or remove directories in the Advanced window.

Securing PWS

• Control all access to your entire Web site from the Main section of the Personal Web Manager. To stop access, click the Stop button. (At this point, the Stop button changes to the Start button.) To restore access, click Start.
• Hide or allow access to the contents of a selected directory by clearing or checking the Allow Directory Browsing checkbox in the Advanced section of the Personal Web Manager. By default, the checkbox is cleared (all directories are hidden). Set one of three levels of permissions for those individuals allowed to access a selected directory by going to the Advanced section of the Personal Web Manager, clicking the Edit Properties button, and selecting options in the Edit Directory dialog box.

    The first two of these options provide a simple choice of an on-off switch. However, the third option needs further explanation. You can allow visitors to have one, two, or three types of access: Read, Execute, and Scripting.

• Read allows visitors to your site to read or download files stored in a directory that is available. Directories that contain HTML files should be given Read permission. Note that if a directory does not have Read permission, its ASP pages cannot be run.
• Execute controls whether applications (including script engines) can run in the selected directory. Pages that contain only text and graphics should not have Execute permission.
• Scripts controls whether script engines can run in the selected directory. Granting Scripts permission without also giving Execute permission means that scripts can run - but applications cannot. This makes Scripts permission ideal for directories that contain ASP scripts only.

Related Information

• Review how PWS is set up on a Windows 95 PC.
• Learn how to install and set up PWS.
• Use the PWS Knowledge Base to answer questions.

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