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Keith-Emmerson wrote on 1/9/2025, 11:34 AM

I have the same error trying to publish http://lc4mkm.xara.hosting/orientdiary3a/orientdiary-2b1.htm which I have never had since it was created in 2017. The whole website can be viewed in Xara Designer Pro X 17. But when viewed through any browser the Error 404 is seen.

johnebaker wrote on 1/9/2025, 1:24 PM

@Keith-Emmerson

Hi

Has anything changed on your computer since the last successfully published update to your website which appears to have been in December 2024.

In the Web properties dialog which option have you used for publishing the website, see image below?

If you use the Export website option to 'publish' the website to a folder on your PC, this must be inside the Documents folder, not on the Desktop, open the folder and double click on index.htm can you open all the pages of the site from their links in the pages?

John EB
Forum Moderator

VPX 16, Movie Studio 2025, and earlier versions 2015 and 2016, Music Maker Premium 2024.

PC - running Windows 11 23H2 Professional on Intel i7-8700K 3.2 GHz, 16GB RAM, RTX 2060 6GB 192-bit GDDR6, 1 x 1Tb Sabrent NVME SSD (OS and programs), 2 x 4TB (Data) internal HDD + 1TB internal SSD (Work disc), + 6 ext backup HDDs.

Laptop - Lenovo Legion 5i Phantom - running Windows 11 23H2 on Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB DDR4-SDRAM, 512GB SSD, 43.9 cm screen Full HD 1920 x 1080, Intel UHD 630 iGPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6)

Sony FDR-AX53e Video camera, DJI Osmo Action 3 and Sony HDR-AS30V Sports cams.

Keith-Emmerson wrote on 1/9/2025, 3:10 PM

Nothing has changed but I did have two crashes last week when using Xara.

I use the File - Publish Website option.
I have just exported the pages to a folder and can view all three htm pages on that site.

johnebaker wrote on 1/9/2025, 4:39 PM

@Keith-Emmerson

Hi

. . . . I use the File - Publish Website option . . . .

However which of the Publish to... options shown in the image I posted above did you use?

John EB

VPX 16, Movie Studio 2025, and earlier versions 2015 and 2016, Music Maker Premium 2024.

PC - running Windows 11 23H2 Professional on Intel i7-8700K 3.2 GHz, 16GB RAM, RTX 2060 6GB 192-bit GDDR6, 1 x 1Tb Sabrent NVME SSD (OS and programs), 2 x 4TB (Data) internal HDD + 1TB internal SSD (Work disc), + 6 ext backup HDDs.

Laptop - Lenovo Legion 5i Phantom - running Windows 11 23H2 on Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB DDR4-SDRAM, 512GB SSD, 43.9 cm screen Full HD 1920 x 1080, Intel UHD 630 iGPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6)

Sony FDR-AX53e Video camera, DJI Osmo Action 3 and Sony HDR-AS30V Sports cams.

Keith-Emmerson wrote on 1/10/2025, 5:09 AM

I used the same settings as in your picture ie Xara Hosting, Fast publish, Save Publish setting in document with Select Profile as Custom.

johnebaker wrote on 1/10/2025, 7:49 AM

@Keith-Emmerson

Hi

. . . . Select Profile as Custom . . . .

Is the Optional subfolder location shown in the image below, the same location as the folder the website is in?

Using the Control centre button, login to Xara Control Centre and check the folder structure of the site.

John EB

Last changed by johnebaker on 1/11/2025, 12:03 PM, changed a total of 1 times.

VPX 16, Movie Studio 2025, and earlier versions 2015 and 2016, Music Maker Premium 2024.

PC - running Windows 11 23H2 Professional on Intel i7-8700K 3.2 GHz, 16GB RAM, RTX 2060 6GB 192-bit GDDR6, 1 x 1Tb Sabrent NVME SSD (OS and programs), 2 x 4TB (Data) internal HDD + 1TB internal SSD (Work disc), + 6 ext backup HDDs.

Laptop - Lenovo Legion 5i Phantom - running Windows 11 23H2 on Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB DDR4-SDRAM, 512GB SSD, 43.9 cm screen Full HD 1920 x 1080, Intel UHD 630 iGPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6)

Sony FDR-AX53e Video camera, DJI Osmo Action 3 and Sony HDR-AS30V Sports cams.

Keith-Emmerson wrote on 1/10/2025, 8:04 AM

I do see a folder that does not belong to this site. Happened when I split the site into two. I will delete it and get back to you.

Keith-Emmerson wrote on 1/10/2025, 8:13 AM

That didn't work and yes as far as I can make out the optional subfolder is in the same location.

johnebaker wrote on 1/11/2025, 1:02 PM

@Keith-Emmerson

HI

. . . . I do see a folder that does not belong to this site. Happened when I split the site into two. I will delete it and get back to you. . . . . That didn't work and yes as far as I can make out the optional subfolder is in the same location.

How did you split the site into two and are both parts one or seperate projects in Web Designer?

In the Xara Control Centre which image below does the folder structure look like:-



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  2.  


  3.  

A screen shot would help.

John EB

VPX 16, Movie Studio 2025, and earlier versions 2015 and 2016, Music Maker Premium 2024.

PC - running Windows 11 23H2 Professional on Intel i7-8700K 3.2 GHz, 16GB RAM, RTX 2060 6GB 192-bit GDDR6, 1 x 1Tb Sabrent NVME SSD (OS and programs), 2 x 4TB (Data) internal HDD + 1TB internal SSD (Work disc), + 6 ext backup HDDs.

Laptop - Lenovo Legion 5i Phantom - running Windows 11 23H2 on Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB DDR4-SDRAM, 512GB SSD, 43.9 cm screen Full HD 1920 x 1080, Intel UHD 630 iGPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6)

Sony FDR-AX53e Video camera, DJI Osmo Action 3 and Sony HDR-AS30V Sports cams.

Keith-Emmerson wrote on 1/12/2025, 6:38 AM

I saved the file under another name then deleted the top of one file and bottom of the other.

johnebaker wrote on 1/14/2025, 10:49 AM

@Keith-Emmerson

Hi

Looking at the folder structure of your site I would suggest you do a full replacement of the site, if you do this it is at your own risk.

Trying to fix the above is, IMHO, going to be a nightmare.

John EB

VPX 16, Movie Studio 2025, and earlier versions 2015 and 2016, Music Maker Premium 2024.

PC - running Windows 11 23H2 Professional on Intel i7-8700K 3.2 GHz, 16GB RAM, RTX 2060 6GB 192-bit GDDR6, 1 x 1Tb Sabrent NVME SSD (OS and programs), 2 x 4TB (Data) internal HDD + 1TB internal SSD (Work disc), + 6 ext backup HDDs.

Laptop - Lenovo Legion 5i Phantom - running Windows 11 23H2 on Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB DDR4-SDRAM, 512GB SSD, 43.9 cm screen Full HD 1920 x 1080, Intel UHD 630 iGPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6)

Sony FDR-AX53e Video camera, DJI Osmo Action 3 and Sony HDR-AS30V Sports cams.

emmrecs wrote on 1/15/2025, 3:39 AM

@Keith-Emmerson

I whole-heartedly agree with @johnebaker!

It may not be "easy" to do but the alternative is almost certain to be even more difficult! Especially since I see you have several files listed with an .xhl extension and shown as "unknown".

Jeff
Forum Moderator

Win 11 Pro 64 bit, Intel i7 14700, 32 GB RAM, NVidia RTX 4060 and Intel UHD770 Graphics, Audient EVO 16 audio interface, VPX, MEP, Music Maker, Vegas Pro, PhotoStory Deluxe, Photo Manager Deluxe, Xara 3D Maker 7, Samplitude Pro X7 Suite, Reaper, Adobe Audition 3, CS6 and CC, 2 x Canon HG10 cameras, 1 x Canon EOS 600D, Akaso EK7000 Pro Action Cam

Keith-Emmerson wrote on 1/15/2025, 5:25 AM

Thanks chaps. I might split the site into two renaming one of them. I presume I should delete all the files shown in the Control Centre first, not forgetting to back up the files via Export Website ?

emmrecs wrote on 1/15/2025, 9:04 AM

@Keith-Emmerson

I don't use Xara hosting so this may not be applicable in your situation, but my suggestions is to NOT try to do anything with the existing site but rather to build "new", "from scratch", gradually importing files from the old site (if needed) and doing regular exports to a folder on your hard drive to make sure the site "works".

Once that stage is complete you will almost certainly need to delete ALL the old files from the site hosting and then upload the new.

HTH

Jeff
Forum Moderator

Win 11 Pro 64 bit, Intel i7 14700, 32 GB RAM, NVidia RTX 4060 and Intel UHD770 Graphics, Audient EVO 16 audio interface, VPX, MEP, Music Maker, Vegas Pro, PhotoStory Deluxe, Photo Manager Deluxe, Xara 3D Maker 7, Samplitude Pro X7 Suite, Reaper, Adobe Audition 3, CS6 and CC, 2 x Canon HG10 cameras, 1 x Canon EOS 600D, Akaso EK7000 Pro Action Cam

Keith-Emmerson wrote on 2/9/2025, 10:29 AM

I exported the website to a folder. 
Went to Control Centre and removed all files.

Re published the website without any editing and everything appears okay http://lc4mkm.xara.hosting/orientdiary3a/orientdiary-2b1.htm 

Thanks for your help. If I can impose further. I started my Xara journey with Xara Webstyle4 and later created webpages for a beer guide http://www.pigsear.org.uk/1983index.htm is an example. Naturally the sites needed updating which until now has not been a problem but now the attached warning has been posted. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling without success and the same when I went for "run old programs in compatibility mode" option.
Given that Webstyle4 may no longer be usable, what would you recommend I use to edit my files. I know having one long file may be another problem. I have Xara Designer Pro X 17 but without updates.

Thanks once again for your help.

Keith