"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\1033\STS\DOCTEMP\SMARTPGS"
copy spstd1.aspx and save it as "custom1.aspx"
(note later you may modify it to actually change the template layout)
( Note : "_layouts\images" folder maps to "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\template\images" in IIS).
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\1033\IMAGES
so in ..\12\template\images copy spstd1.gif and rename it 'custom1.gif'
(this is just a little picture to show the user a preview of the template)
CREATING A CUSTOM SPCF ASPX PAGE (ONLY NEEDED ONCE, BUT MODIFIED FOR EACH NEW TEMPLATE)
spcf.aspx page makes use of "OWSSVR.DLL" it's shielded and thus the functionality can't be altered
MS have removed their content explaining how to do this (along with the custspcf.aspx template)
I have downloaded something similar from here:
http://www.dontpapanic.com/download/custspcf.aspx.txt
we now have custspcf.aspx in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS
edit it with the following instructions
Additionally google has cached the original instructions
http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:LSPN4h6AEF0J:msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms916835.aspx+http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms916835.aspx&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=firefox-a
ONLY ONCE! NEXT, REFERENCE OUR NEW custspcf.aspx...
open the "create.aspx" page from "_layouts" folder. Search for the code
Search for...
It may look like...
This is just an HTML table so, we just want to add a link below,
Custom Web Part Page
To be pretty, insert the following code between the "Basic" page and the "Web Part Page"
Custom Web Part Page
references: http://kittyandbear.net/john/research/wss-3-custom-page-template.txt
