Microsoft KB Archive/290227

= BUG: Internet Explorer Is Unable to Open Site as a Web Folder =

Article ID: 290227

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Internet Publishing 2.0
 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q290227



SYMPTOMS
When you open a Web site as a Web Folder in Internet Explorer, or when you use the OLE DB Provider for Internet Publishing (MSDAIPP) from code, you may receive an application error message similar to the following:

Internet Explorer could not open http://server/path as a Web Folder. Would you like to see its default view instead?

This may occur even though the server is functioning correctly and the client has successfully connected to the folder.



CAUSE
If the client is configured by a group policy to use Windows Folder Redirection for the Application Data folder, and the Application Data folder is redirected to a network share on which the MSDAIPP cache folder does not exist, the provider cannot create the Application Data folder, and fails to open the Web Folder.



RESOLUTION
To resolve the problem, use one of the following methods:

 Map a drive letter to the network location, and then redirect the Application Data folder to this drive letter. Manually create the MSDAIPP folder at the Application Data location, as follows:

\\[servername]\[share]\[username]\Application Data\Microsoft\MSDAIPP

 Make sure that you do not redirect the Application Data folder to a network location.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in both Internet Explorer and OLE DB Provider.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about Windows Folder Redirection, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

232692 Folder Redirection Feature in Windows

242557 Registry Settings for Folder Redirection in Windows

Additional query words: WebDAV PKM

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB290227

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