Re: Vista File Explorer and SharePoint Sites

Posted: 12-02-2006, 02:01 AM

Josh

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Try this..

- Open My Computer

- Right Click -> Add a Network Location

- Next

- Choose a custom network location

- Enter a sharepoint site as copied from IE:
http://site/library/stuff/default.aspx

- Remove the pagefrom the URL in this example "default.aspx" click next

--
Josh

You never know what you might learn - http://windowsconnected.com

"jlitvak" <jlitvak@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B1122974-4A7C-40B7-930A-3EB832E51576@microsoft.com...

> It used to be possible with Windows XP to see my SharePoint sites via the
> File Explorer. Though I'm able to see them when I do file operations in
> Office 2007, I can't figure out any way to do so via the Vista File
> Explorer
> itself.
>
> Has anyone else run into this problem? Is it possible to see an Explorer
> view of my SharePoint sites without having to do so from within Office
> 2007?
>
> Thanks for any help anyone can offer.
>
> jl

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aspnetcharlie

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Re: Vista File Explorer and SharePoint Sites

Posted: 02-10-2007, 02:01 PM

I have a sharepoint site hosted with http://www.frontpages-web-hosting.net/
and when I enter something like this url:
http://site/library/stuff/

for my site I get this error:

"The folder you entered does not appear to
be valid. Please choose another."

Has anyone gotton the "Add Network Location" wizard to actually work with a
sharepoint site???

-I think microsoft rolled out vista without this basic capability and that
is why no one is addressing the error message I keep seeing and that I have
read that other people are having.

-Nice job microsoft, vista cannot even do "network places" right anymore!!!!

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"Josh" wrote:

> Try this..
>
>
>
> - Open My Computer
>
> - Right Click -> Add a Network Location
>
> - Next
>
> - Choose a custom network location
>
> - Enter a sharepoint site as copied from IE:
> http://site/library/stuff/default.aspx
>
> - Remove the pagefrom the URL in this example "default.aspx" click next
>
>
> --
> Josh
>
>
> You never know what you might learn - http://windowsconnected.com
>
> "jlitvak" <jlitvak@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B1122974-4A7C-40B7-930A-3EB832E51576@microsoft.com...
> > It used to be possible with Windows XP to see my SharePoint sites via the
> > File Explorer. Though I'm able to see them when I do file operations in
> > Office 2007, I can't figure out any way to do so via the Vista File
> > Explorer
> > itself.
> >
> > Has anyone else run into this problem? Is it possible to see an Explorer
> > view of my SharePoint sites without having to do so from within Office
> > 2007?
> >
> > Thanks for any help anyone can offer.
> >
> > jl
>

mike.sheehan@gmail.com

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Re: Vista File Explorer and SharePoint Sites

Posted: 02-12-2007, 03:12 AM

On Feb 10, 8:01 am, aspnetcharlie
<aspnetchar...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have a sharepoint site hosted withhttp://www.frontpages-web-hosting.net/
> and when I enter something like this url:http://site/library/stuff/
>
> for my site I get this error:
>
> "The folder you entered does not appear to
> be valid. Please choose another."
>
> Has anyone gotton the "Add Network Location" wizard to actually work with a
> sharepoint site???
>
> -I think microsoft rolled out vista without this basic capability and that
> is why no one is addressing the error message I keep seeing and that I have
> read that other people are having.
>
> -Nice job microsoft, vista cannot even do "network places" right anymore!!!!
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> "Josh" wrote:
> > Try this..
>
> > - Open My Computer
>
> > - Right Click -> Add a Network Location
>
> > - Next
>
> > - Choose a custom network location
>
> > - Enter a sharepoint site as copied from IE:
> >http://site/library/stuff/default.aspx
>
> > - Remove the pagefrom the URL in this example "default.aspx" click next
>
> > --
> > Josh
>
> > You never know what you might learn -http://windowsconnected.com
>
> > "jlitvak" <jlit...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:B1122974-4A7C-40B7-930A-3EB832E51576@microsoft.com...
> > > It used to be possible with Windows XP to see my SharePoint sites via the
> > > File Explorer. Though I'm able to see them when I do file operations in
> > > Office 2007, I can't figure out any way to do so via the Vista File
> > > Explorer
> > > itself.

>

> > > Has anyone else run into this problem? Is it possible to see an Explorer
> > > view of my SharePoint sites without having to do so from within Office
> > > 2007?

>

> > > Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

>

> > > jl- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

I am also experiencing the same issue. I was able to add my WSS 2.0
hosted site but when I try adding the WSS 3.0 site i get the same
error. This is really frustrating because the only reason I upgraded
to WSS 3 was so I could take advantage of Groove 2007 and Sharepoint.
Apparently the sharepoint tool in groove is only compatible with wss
3.0. What is the problem here?

Neal

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RE: Vista File Explorer and SharePoint Sites

Posted: 02-17-2007, 02:54 PM

Same problem for me. Able to use explorer view on XP but not on Vista.
Neal

"jlitvak" wrote:

> It used to be possible with Windows XP to see my SharePoint sites via the
> File Explorer. Though I'm able to see them when I do file operations in
> Office 2007, I can't figure out any way to do so via the Vista File Explorer
> itself.
>
> Has anyone else run into this problem? Is it possible to see an Explorer
> view of my SharePoint sites without having to do so from within Office 2007?
>
> Thanks for any help anyone can offer.
>
> jl

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