Ather Haleem (MSFT)

Hi- there was a problem with "Add a Network Location" wizard in RC2 that has
been fixed now (final release will have the fix). In the meanwhile, the
workaround is to do a "net use * <http_location>" from command line
(cmd.exe). Let me know if you need any help with this.

thanks.
-Ather


"ayspu" wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm having a similar issue. I just installed Windows Vista RC2. Here's what
> I did:
> - Under Windows Explorer, I right-click on Computer, and then select 'Add a
> Network Location'.
> - I click next, and select 'Choose a custom network location', and click
> 'Next'
> - In the 'Specify the location of your website' window, I specify an
> appropriate website for a web folder, and click Next
> - the following error appears: 'The folder you entered does not appear to be
> valid. Please choose another.'
> What i also noticed is that there is no place for me to specify my
> credentials to my web folder.
>
> Please advise.
>
>
> "Ather Haleem (MSFT)" wrote:
>
> > Yes- WebDAV will work on Windows Vista. We are not aware of any issues in
> > Windows Vista RC1 build 5600 that would cause WebDAV to stop functioning and
> > not work as expected. Functionality-wise, RC1 build should be as good as
> > Beta2 build if not better.
> >
> > You mentioned that you are not able to access your WebDAV resources even
> > with Internet Explorer. This leads me to believe that you have some network
> > (perhaps proxy) issue. I can help narrow down your problem if you can let me
> > know what errors you are getting and perhaps get me network traces of your
> > problem.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > -Ather Haleem
> > Software Design Engineer/Test | Remote File Systems | Windows OS Division
> >
> > "aegies" wrote:
> >
> > > This is a pretty simple question for anyone, as long as they actually know
> > > the answer: Will WebDAV work in Windows Vista? It was functional in beta 2,
> > > but in RC1 build 5600 all of the wevDAV servers I've tried to upload to (both
> > > through windows explorer, mapping a network drive, through dreamweaver,
> > > through IE7, etc) have denied me access or simply not worked at all. I work
> > > for a university whose new course management system relies pretty heavily on
> > > webDAV for resource and file uploads and site management, so this is pretty
> > > important.