Connecting to SDL Tridion WebDAV via Windows Explorer (Windows 2008 R2)

Question

I'm having difficulty mapping a WebDAV network location within Windows Explorer, to my local SDL Tridion 2011 SP1 website. I'm working on the CME server, which is running on Windows 2008 R2. I don't have office tools installed on the machine to try and test the WebDAV connection, is there something else I need?

Answer 1

You probably need to install the Desktop Experience feature to make this work from the server. See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772567.aspx for details

Answer 2

Did installation of the Desktop Experience work?

I can connect through Word but not through mapped drive (and not through Content Porter)

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