Showing posts with label Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer

Issue:- SharePoint Windows Explorer View not working on IE 8
Env:- Windows Server 2008, Windows 7
Error:- "Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer"

Resolution / Workaround:
1. On Windows Server 2008 Install "Desktop Experience" Feature. This will install the "Web Client service. Keep it to Automatic and make sure its Started.
2. Use IE 8 32 bit version and browse the SP site and check the explorer view. By Default it will open IE 8 64 bit version which continues to give the error regardless the "Web Client" service being started.

Note:
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Note sure about the difference between this behaviour in IE 8 32 and 64 bit versions. But on both Windows server 2008 and Windows 7, both the versions are installed by default.

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