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Posted by: 8cats Aug 17 2020, 10:07 AM

Hi,

I have a Website already on the Web with a domain through a hosting company that I have used for years. I had an old Vista computer that I was able to use Microsoft Expression Web software on. Now that I replaced that computer with one running Windows 10. I find that Expression Web no longer works and they have discontinued the software. Does anyone know a good free software I can use that is similar? I need to see the HTML code and the page. I also need to be able to bring in Word documents to convert to Web pages. So far I have only come across HTML editors, but they only show the code like in notepad.

Thank you!

Posted by: CharlesEF Aug 17 2020, 12:42 PM

If 'Microsoft Expression Web' is some kind of web server software then Windows 10 comes with IIS, which is also web server software. Is that what you mean?

Posted by: Christian J Aug 17 2020, 01:13 PM

QUOTE(8cats @ Aug 17 2020, 05:07 PM)

Now that I replaced that computer with one running Windows 10. I find that Expression Web no longer works

Have you tried running it in Windows compatibility mode: https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001894.htm ?

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Does anyone know a good free software I can use that is similar?

Kompozer used to be relatively OK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KompoZer

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I also need to be able to bring in Word documents to convert to Web pages.

Not even Microsofts own products used to do a good job with that. It's way better to redo the pages from scratch.

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So far I have only come across HTML editors, but they only show the code like in notepad.

That sounds like a text editor, those are the best tools but of course require knowledge of HTML and CSS.

Posted by: Christian J Aug 17 2020, 01:13 PM

QUOTE(CharlesEF @ Aug 17 2020, 07:42 PM)

If 'Microsoft Expression Web' is some kind of web server software then Windows 10 comes with IIS, which is also web server software. Is that what you mean?

I think it's the successor of MS Frontpage.

Posted by: CharlesEF Aug 17 2020, 03:36 PM

QUOTE(Christian J @ Aug 17 2020, 01:13 PM)

QUOTE(CharlesEF @ Aug 17 2020, 07:42 PM)

If 'Microsoft Expression Web' is some kind of web server software then Windows 10 comes with IIS, which is also web server software. Is that what you mean?

I think it's the successor of MS Frontpage.

Oh, if that's the case then I can't help.

Posted by: pandy Aug 17 2020, 04:08 PM

QUOTE(CharlesEF @ Aug 17 2020, 07:42 PM)

If 'Microsoft Expression Web' is some kind of web server software then Windows 10 comes with IIS, which is also web server software. Is that what you mean?

I think it was the program that replaced FrontPage.

Posted by: pandy Aug 17 2020, 04:13 PM

Discovered recently that Kompozer also is discontinued and has been so a number of years. There was some talk about http://bluegriffon.org/ , but I don't know anything about it.

Posted by: pandy Aug 17 2020, 04:16 PM

8cats, you say you need to see the HTML code and the page. That sounds like you aren't so interested in the WYSIWYG feature at all. So what's wrong with using a HTML or text editor and view the pages in real browsers? Or did I misunderstand and you do want WYSIWYG?