Been a while so forgive me, Setup a server 2003 machine, made webs and sub webs, all work fine, but trying to teach some high school students some basic web, scripting, asp then on to .net. trying to begin with sharepoint designer to IIS. all usare admin group, so security should not be an issue, all have fpse on the main and sub sites. When I try to connect sharepoint says it can't find site, but then lists the remote site in right pane. btw sharepoint designer 2007. If I remove and reinstall fpse then reinstall it works one time then the same issue. I have setup remote desktop so if anyone wants to see I'll give credentials, nothing on the machine but OS and these blank sites. figure the issue lies either in a service pack or fpse's. If anyone can help please let me know what more info you need or responde for a private e-mail of credentials... Thanks