front page will not publish

Using Frontpage I set up a standard web page- and named it index.
The page will not publish ( will not list as publishable) no matter what I do. Even uninstalled and reinstalled>
Any ideas ?
thanks

 

here is the answer in case some other hapless sole has the same problem.
thanks to those lovely people at Microsoft here is the answer.
the only question is to whether Frontpage will save the file , allow me to open it as a previously open file or I will have to reimport the file again .
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft FrontPage, when you attempt to publish your Web page, the Publish Web command on the File menu is unavailable and appears dimmed.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you attempt to publish Web pages that are not part of a Web. To publish Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) files, the files must be contained in a FrontPage Web.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, create a new empty Web, import your HTML file or files to the Web, and then publish your Web. To do this, follow these steps:
Start FrontPage.
On the File menu, point to New, and then click Web.
In the New dialog box, click Empty Web, and then click OK.
On the File menu, click Import, and then click Add File.
In the Add File to Import List dialog box, locate the HTML file that you want to import, click Open, and then click OK.
The file is added to the Folder List in your new Web.

NOTE: If the HTML file that you want to import contains graphics or other associated files, repeat step 5 to add the files to the Import list, click Open, and then click OK.
When you are ready to publish your Web, click Publish Web on the File menu.
In the Publish Web dialog box, specify the location where you want to publish your Web (for example, the location of your Web server, FTP Web server, or a file system location), and then click Publish.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to create a Web in FrontPage, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
198092 FP2000: How to Create a New Web in Microsoft FrontPage

For more information about how to import a file into your Web, click Microsoft FrontPage Help on the Help menu, type import file in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For additional information about publishing a FrontPage Web, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
198523 FP2000: How to Publish a FrontPage Web

For more information about how to publish a Web in FrontPage, click Microsoft FrontPage Help on the Help menu, type publish a Web in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

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