Microsoft KB Archive/843577

= Two versions of the same document appear when you put a document in a Windows SharePoint Services document library =

Article ID: 843577

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services

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SYMPTOMS
Two versions of a document are created when you put a document in a document library on a server that is running Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. This problem occurs when you drag the document into the document library. This problem also occurs when you copy the document and then paste the document into the document library.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
 * The document library is on a server that is running Windows SharePoint Services.
 * The document library is in Explorer view.
 * The document library has the Document Versions feature enabled.

If these conditions are true when you put a document in the document library, the following two requests are sent to the server that is running Windows SharePoint Services:
 * A request is sent to put the document in the document library.
 * A request is sent to set the document properties.

When these requests are sent, the Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) redirector makes two different calls to the server while the WebDAV redirector is uploading the document. Each call creates a new version of the document.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, you must use the Upload Document link in a view of a document library other than the Explorer view. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Upload Document.
 * 2) Click Browse, and then locate the document that you want to put in the document library.
 * 3) Click Open.
 * 4) Fill in any properties that are required for the documents in the document library.
 * 5) Click Save and Close.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: WSS

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwebfolder kbprb KB843577

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