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Open a SharePoint Document Library in Explorer View

As I was installing and testing WSS 3.0 SP1 on Windows Server 2008, I was having troubles getting document libraries to open in Explorer view.  I was actually using IE on WS2008, an it just wasn't working. The DESKTOP EXPERIENCE features had been installed (a requirement), of course.

Turns out the System Event Notification service interferes somehow with that functionality. By issuing the command:

net stop sens

I was able to solve the problem and view the library in Explorer view.  Of course, I'm sure I open an entirely new can of worms and I've not yet had time to research and document the side effects.

So if you're having problems viewing a site in Explorer view, you now know the fix and some keywords for searching for more information. Let me know what you find out by adding comments here.

Published Sunday, March 09, 2008 3:02 AM by danholme

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About danholme

A graduate of Yale University and Thunderbird, Dan has spent over a decade as a consultant and trainer, delivering solutions to tens of thousands of IT professionals from the most prestigious organizations and corporations around the world. He has recently supported Microsoft technologies design and implementation at enterprises such as Raytheon, ABN AMRO, Johnson & Johnson, and General Electric. He was also the Windows Technologies Consultant for NBC during the Torino Winter Olympics, and is helping NBC to prepare for the Beijing games in 2008. Dan’s company, Intelliem, specializes in boosting the productivity of IT professionals and end users by creating advanced, customized solutions that integrate clients’ specific design and configuration into productivity-focused training and knowledge management services. Dan is also a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro magazine, a Microsoft MVP (Windows Server & Directory Services) and is currently penning his third book, to be released later this year by Microsoft Press.

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