Testing server

I am using DW MZ 2004. Fairly new at game but not a complete
novice. I am trying to test my site in the browser. I am using the
Manage Sites Advanced utility. Currently these are the details for
my site:
Local Info:
Site Name: BKSolutions
Local Root Folder: CC:\Inetpub\wwwroot\
Default Images folder: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Images
Http address:
http://LocalHost/
Remote Info:
Access: Local/Network
Remote folder: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\
Testing Server:
Server model: ASP Javascript
Access: Local/Network
Testing Server Folder:C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\
(I have set up a graphic screendump file to see the detail at
http://www.bksolutions.co.uk/BKS.html)
My problem is that when I try to view in the browser I keep
getting a navigation error. Can anyone tell me where I am going
wrong please.
Beeky1

Beeky1 wrote:
> I am using DW MZ 2004. Fairly new at game but not a
complete novice. I am
> trying to test my site in the browser. I am using the
Manage Sites Advanced
> utility. Currently these are the details for my site:
>
> Local Info:
>
> Site Name: BKSolutions
> Local Root Folder: CC:\Inetpub\wwwroot\
> Default Images folder: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Images
> Http address:
http://LocalHost/
>
> Remote Info:
>
> Access: Local/Network
> Remote folder: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\
>
> Testing Server:
> Server model: ASP Javascript
> Access: Local/Network
> Testing Server Folder:C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\
>
> (I have set up a graphic screendump file to see the
detail at
>
http://www.bksolutions.co.uk/BKS.html)
>
> My problem is that when I try to view in the browser I
keep getting a
> navigation error. Can anyone tell me where I am going
wrong please.
>
> Beeky1
Your problem is with your broswer, use a different one, like
Firefox,
that should be happier than your BT Yahoo! Browser.
You could always just type
http://localhost into your BT Yahoo!
Browser
and see if that works.
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