How to Add Tools to the Internet Service Manager Menu

ID: Q197819

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

New tools can be added to the toolbar for Internet Service Manager (ISM) for Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), or the Internet Services Manager snap-in for the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). This allows you to add existing tools or custom add-ons for the ISM.

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For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

IIS allows adding new tools to the menu by making string entries in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\INetMgr\Parameters\AddOnTools

All entries use the following format:

"<value name>" = "<path and executable> ; <Tool Tip> ; [<optional parameters>]"

If you chose to install the FrontPage Extensions, the following example shows you how to add the FrontPage Server Administrator to the ISM or IIS snap-in MMC toolbar.

Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

Locate the following key in the registry:


      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\INetMgr\Parameters\AddOnTools

On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
```
      Value Name: FrontPage Server Administrator
      Data Type : REG_SZ
      Value     : <path to fpsrvwin.exe>;FrontPage Server Administrator
 
```
NOTE: The file Fpsrvwin.exe is usually found in the following path:

<drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft FrontPage\Version <x>.0\bin

where <drive> is where you installed the FrontPage tools, and <x> is the version number of FrontPage.

Quit Registry Editor.

Close and then reopen the ISM or MMC.

Keywords :
Version : WINNT:1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbhowto