Frameset will not preview in browser

I am having a huge problem with getting my frameset to preview in my browser.
I did a test and it will preview if I upload it to my server, however, I can
not preview it locally. I can preveiw the individual pages contained within
the frameset in my browser, but not the fameset. I also tried previewing one
of the pages and then changing the file name to the frameset name in the
address bar and I keep getting "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage"
error message in both frames. The frameset can be view at
pathfindersforcancer.com/NewIndex.htm. The top frame is NewIndexTop.htm and
the lower frame is NewIndexBottom.htm. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

You are using root relative links to the frame source pages -

<frame src="/NewIndexTop.htm" name="Nav1" frameborder="no" scrolling="NO"
noresize marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" id="Nav1">
<frame src="/NewIndexBottom.htm"

But first, why are you using frames? They are rarely the optimal choice.

Second, try changing those root relative links to document relative links
(based on the location of the frameset file) and see what happens in your
preview.

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"margaretx3" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

I am having a huge problem with getting my frameset to preview in my
browser.
I did a test and it will preview if I upload it to my server, however, I
can
not preview it locally. I can preveiw the individual pages contained
within
the frameset in my browser, but not the fameset. I also tried previewing
one
of the pages and then changing the file name to the frameset name in the
address bar and I keep getting "Internet Explorer cannot display the
webpage"
error message in both frames. The frameset can be view at
pathfindersforcancer.com/NewIndex.htm. The top frame is NewIndexTop.htm
and
the lower frame is NewIndexBottom.htm. Any help would be greatly
appreciated!!!

I just want a nav bar and content to change without having to recreate on every
page. Is there a better way than frames??? Honestly, I am not making
anything root or site relative. I am just creating a new page like I always
have and this is happening. Have I changed a setting in Dreamweaver
accidentally??? Why is this happening?