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When I create a new web on the Personal Web Server it creates a page named "Default.htm". I want it to be "index.htm". Can I specify the default page name?
Web servers have the option to specify a default page that will load automatically when the user enters your domain name in their Web browser. The default page is usually something like "index.htm" or "home.htm". If you don't have a correctly named default page on your server, your users will get a directory of files instead. When you create a new web, FrontPage checks the settings on your server to determine what it should name the default page. So to change the default page name, you need to change a setting on the server and not in FrontPage.
To change the name of the default page on the Personal Web Server follow these steps: 

     

  1. Make sure the Personal Web Server (PWS) is running. You should see a small icon in the bottom right of the task bar.
  2. Right click on the PWS icon. From the pop-up menu choose Administer. Your Web browser will start and you'll see the Personal Web Server administration page.
  3. Click the WWW Administration link, then click the Directories tab.
  4. Scroll to the bottom of the page. You'll see a check box labeled Enable Default Document. Make sure it's checked.
  5. Below the check box is a text box labeled Default Document, which is where you specify the default page name on the server. Enter the name you wish.
  6. Click the OK button at the bottom of the page.

That's it. The next time you create a new Web on your PWS, FrontPage will name the default document based on the information you entered on the PWS administration page.
While the PWS gives you only one choice for a default document name, some servers give you several. My Web space provider lets me name my default page any one of the following: index.htm, index.html, home.htm, or home.html. When I create a new web on their server, FrontPage creates a default document named "index.html". I prefer to have the default document named, "index.htm". All I need to do to fix it is rename the default document. This is easily done in the FrontPage Explorer; just right click on the document (in Folder View), then choose Rename from the pop-up menu.

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