INSTALLATION AND USAGE OF FREE PERL GUESTBOOK ON A WINDOWS MACHINE WITH IIS (Internet Information Service) ############################################################################ 1. Open the THREE cgi files (install.cgi, fpg.cgi and asimg.cgi) with a (plain) text editor (Notepad, UltraEdit... but not WORD) 2. In the file install.cgi, use absolute paths for the FOUR varialbles below: my $dir = "fpg_files"; my $fpg_public = "fpg_public"; my $libdir = "fpg_ascii"; my $bindir = "fpg_binary"; Change them to: my $dir = "c\:\\myaccount\\mydir\\fpg_files"; my $fpg_public = "c\:\\myaccount\\mydir\\fpg_public"; my $libdir = "c\:\\myaccount\\mydir\\fpg_ascii"; my $bindir = "c\:\\myaccount\\mydir\\fpg_binary"; (c:\myaccount\mydir = the absolute path - see providers FAQ) 3. Do the same with: my $dir = "fpg_files"; my $fpg_public = "fpg_public"; in fpg.cgi 4. and with: my $dir = "fpg_files"; in asimg.cgi Save these files and install your guestbook (see readme.txt)