When Using FrontPage, I Received The Error “_derived/nortbots.htm file not found”
Note: Microsoft FrontPage extensions are no longer available on new accounts, because they are no longer supported by Microsoft.
This error is typically received when using fields in a form. To correct this:
- Ensure you have an active Internet connection
- Open the FrontPage software
- Click on File in the main menu then click on Open Web
- Ensure that the Look In Views shows either Web Folders or My Network Places
- In the File or Folder Name text box, type: http://www.yourdomain.com (replace with your domain name)
- Click on Open
- When prompted, enter your User ID and Password (this is the same as your FTP account)
- Open the Web page containing the form that is giving the error
- Click inside the Form area (Note – the dashed line indicates the boundary of the form)
- Click the HTML tab at the bottom of the FrontPage Editor window
- Find the HTML code that is similar to this:
<form method=\"POST\" name=\"myform\"
onSubmit=\"location.href=\'_derived/nortbots.htm\';return false;\"
action=\"--WEBBOT-SELF--\">
- Remove the entire line of code that begins with the \"onSubmit\" statement
- The new code should look similar to:
<form method=\"POST\" name=\"myform\"
action=\"--WEBBOT-SELF--\">
- Save the Web page and test the form
To ensure you don't encounter this problem again, make sure you validate at least one of the fields on your form. Refer to your FrontPage help documentation for information on how to validate a field.





