Ather Haleem (MSFT)

Hi- can you try and check to see if "net use * <webdav-resource>" works from
command prompt?

thanks.
-Ather


"dak" wrote:

> I have just installed Vista Enterprise and I am still unable to use WEBDAV
> and still receive the same error: 'The folder you entered does not appear to
> be valid. Please choose another.' When trying to add a network location.
>
> When I use IE to go to the same site I have no problems getting there.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
> "Ather Haleem (MSFT)" wrote:
>
> > 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.