Trying to open a sharepoint library in Windows Explorer via IE 8 results in the error "your client does not support opening this list with windows explorer"

I am attempting to connect to a Microsoft Sharepoint library, via the "Actions -> Open in Windows Explorer" option from the Sharepoint page.  When I do so, I get the error message "your client does not support opening this list with windows explorer".  In short, I am trying to get the "drag and drop" functionality of a Sharepoint library.
I am running Windows 7 64-bit and IE8.  The target Sharepoint environment is a MOSS 2007 EE.  My Windows "WebClient" service is running, and I have no problem connecting to this exact library via a Windows XP computer running IE8.

Verify that the Webclient is started automatically from the Services.msc
Verify that your Portal is in the Intranet local security zone (You can reach it from Your Internet Explorer Browser Security Tag) if not add it to the list
restart the WebClient service if it's work good
If not you have to create a network share to your portal URL directly not your documents library.
Open Windows Explorer or My Computer from the Windows Start Menu.
From the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive…. A new Map Network Drive window opens.
In the Map Network Drive window, choose an available drive letter from the dropdown list located next to the "Drive:" option. Any drives already mapped will have a shared folder name displayed inside the dropdown list, next to the drive letter.
Type the name of the folder to map wich is in this case your SharePoint Portal URL (Don't include the documents libraries)
Click the "Reconnect at login" checkbox if this network drive should be mapped permanently. Otherwise, this drive will un-map when the user logs out of this computer.
If the remote computer that contains the shared folder requires a different username and password to log in, click the "different user name" hyperlink to enter this information.
Click Finish.
I am looking for a suite method :)

Similar Messages

  • IE11/Win 8.1 error 'Your client does not support opening this list in windows explorer'

    I hoping someone might be able to help with this frustrating issue.
    I work on a project where we are using various versions of on-line SharePoint (2007/O365).  In order to quickly drag and drop folders we need to often open the document libraries by using the 'open in windows explorer view'.
    Using the same device, on occassion this works.  But often it gives a rather unhelpful message 'Your client does not support opening this list in Windows Explorer'. 
    I've searched for this issue over the net and confirm that the sites are added to the 'trusted' sites area and that the 'remember you credientials' is checked on logging in.However, the searches do not seem to apply to IE11/Win8.1 or on-line version of sharepoint
    (the suggested hot fix is not suitable)
    Only this morning, using the same device I was able, for a short while to open in explorer view, and then for no apparent reason, it began to display the error message.  I had changed nothing regarding settings or even closed the browser.
    Do you have any support/ideas/fixes on how to resolve this.
    Many thanks
    val

    Hi Val,
    sometimes an answer can be found on the internet by typing the error message from your computer into your favourite search engine.
    eg.
    http://www.bing.com/search?q=your+client+does+not+support+opening+this+list+in+windows+explorer&form=IE10TR&src=IE10TR&pc=HPNTDFJS
    see
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/asiasupp/archive/2011/06/13/error-message-quot-your-client-does-not-support-opening-this-list-with-windows-explorer-quot-when-you-try-to-quot-open-with-explorer-quot-on-a-sharepoint-document-library-in-office-365-site.aspx
    follow the directions given above.... you need to add the domains to your Intranet sites list, not the Trusted sites list.
    Perhaps you already have it mapped to your intranet zone....in which case make sure that you have unchecked "Enable Enhance Protected Mode" on the Intranet  zone dialog in Internet Options.
    If this is happening 'randomly' on client machines, then users are probably changing their internet security settings in Internet Options. Ensure they are accepting the default.... Internet Options>Security tab, click "Reset all zones to default".
    Consult with your system administrators to find out if they are applying a custom security template for the Intranet zone... It may be removing the sharepoint domains from the client Intranet zone's domains lists.
    HTH.
    Rob^_^

  • Error: Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer.

    I have enabled both authentication (Windows and FBA) on default zone, now when I want to open any document library on windows explorer it showing me an error.
    Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer.
    Web client service is running on server.
    Desktop Experience feature is also enabled on server
    Windows explorer is working fine when FBA is disbled on default zone.
    Need both authentcation on default zone.

    Hi,
    According to your post, my understanding is that you got “Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer” error.
    You can use compatibility mode to check whether it works.
    Open IE->Tools->Compatibility View Settings
    You can also add the site into Trusted sites.
    Open the IE->Internet Options->Security->Sites->add the site into the Websites, then check whether it works.
    In addition, you can also try to enable Basic authentication on the client computer, by setting the BasicAuthLevel registry entry of the following key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters
    For detailed steps, visit the following KB page.
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841215/en-us
    There are some similar threads for your reference.
    http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/e9a07773-db23-46e9-8d1d-7015cd5aa13b/your-client-does-not-support-opening-this-list-with-windows-explorer?forum=sharepointgeneralprevious
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/asiasupp/archive/2011/06/13/error-message-quot-your-client-does-not-support-opening-this-list-with-windows-explorer-quot-when-you-try-to-quot-open-with-explorer-quot-on-a-sharepoint-document-library-in-office-365-site.aspx
    Thanks & Regards,
    Jason
    Jason Guo
    TechNet Community Support

  • In SharePoint 2010 Document Library "Open with Explorer" Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer

    Hi.
    I am getting below error "Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer" while click "Open with Explorer" option in document library.
    My system is client machine which is 32 Bit system and
    Web Client service is also running and Window 7 PC.
    Other SharePoint sites "Open with Explorer" option in document library is working fine but specific site is giving error.
    Even it was working fine but not is giving this error.
    Please help me on it. Its making frustrations.
    Thanks & Regards
    Poomani Sankaran

    Hi,
    According to your post, my understanding is that you got “Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer” error.
    Did you enable the both authentication (Windows and FBA) on default zone.
    As far as I remember when FBA is enabled on the same zone when Windows is used, it breaks whole client integration.
    So it will be better if you will recheck your architecture and will use different zones for Windows and FBA.
    There is also another thing to try: use claims based authentication with authentication provider which will work both with Windows and FBA.
    What’s more, you can also check with below steps.
    Use compatibility mode to check whether it works.
    Open IE->Tools->Compatibility View Settings
    Add the site into Trusted sites to check whether it works..
    Open the IE->Internet Options->Security->Sites->add the site into the Websites, then check whether it works.
    In addition, you can also try to enable Basic authentication on the client computer, by setting the BasicAuthLevel registry entry of the following key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters
    For detailed steps, visit the following KB page.
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841215/en-us
    There are some similar threads for your reference.
    http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/e9a07773-db23-46e9-8d1d-7015cd5aa13b/your-client-does-not-support-opening-this-list-with-windows-explorer?forum=sharepointgeneralprevious
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/asiasupp/archive/2011/06/13/error-message-quot-your-client-does-not-support-opening-this-list-with-windows-explorer-quot-when-you-try-to-quot-open-with-explorer-quot-on-a-sharepoint-document-library-in-office-365-site.aspx
    Thanks & Regards,
    Jason
    Jason Guo
    TechNet Community Support

  • Explorer View - Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer MOSS 2007 '

    We recently had a major deployement, after which Explorer View started giving error message.
    Before deployement, all was working fine.
    Error: Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer
    Webclient service is already enabled.
    The site has been added to trusted site lists.
    All Active-x controls have been enabled.
    Browser: Internet Explorer 8 - 32 bit.
    Microsoft Office 32 bit is also installed.
    Thanx in advance.

    You could try updating the following registry key on a client PC as a test: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Paramenters\AuthForwardServerList to include the URL of your sharpoint site. Add the root site and it might enable this functionality.
    Steven Andrews
    SharePoint Business Analyst: LiveNation Entertainment
    Blog: baron72.wordpress.com
    Twitter: Follow @backpackerd00d
    My Wiki Articles:
    CodePlex Corner Series
    Please remember to mark your question as "answered" if this solves (or helps) your problem.

  • SharePoint Foundation 2010 - Your client does not support opening this list with windows explorer when clicking Open with Explorer

    when I tried to open document library in Windows explorer view by click 'Open with Explorer', it popped up “Your client does not support opening list with windows explorer”
    OS: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64
    IE: 9.0 32bit
    webcient service is runing
    HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\services\WebClient\Parameters and changed the BasicAuthLevel to 2 instead of 1.
    Anybody knows how?
    Thanks.

    Did you add your site to trusted site list?
    http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/15098/your-client-does-not-support-opening-this-list-with-windows-explorer
    --Cheers

  • Your Client Does not Support Opening this list with Windows Explorer on Windows Server 2012 R2

    I am trying to open a document library in Internet Explorer 11 on a Windows 2012 R2 server and I am receiving Your Client Does not Support Opening this list with Windows Explorer

    Hi,
    According to your post, my understanding is that you wanted to open a document library with the Internet Explorer 11 on a Windows 2012 R2 server. But you received the following error message: Your client
    does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer.
    There can be multiple reasons for it.
    So, I recommend you can check with the following steps:
    Go to the “Server Manager” of “Administrative Tools” > Enable the “Desktop Experience” feature in your environment.
    Go to the “Services” of “Administrative Tools” >
    Ensure the “WebClient” service is started.
    Ensure that your computer has supported Web browser.
    Ensure that Internet Explorer is configured correctly to add
    https://*.sharepoint.com to Local intranet site in the “Security Tab” of “Internet Options”.
    Ensure that
    you have applied the latest updates on the system.
    For more information, you can refer to the following articles:
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/asiasupp/archive/2011/06/13/error-message-quot-your-client-does-not-support-opening-this-list-with-windows-explorer-quot-when-you-try-to-quot-open-with-explorer-quot-on-a-sharepoint-document-library-in-office-365-site.aspx
    http://mcgeeky.blogspot.com/2010/02/your-client-does-not-support-opening.html
    Thanks & Regards,
    Jason
    Jason Guo
    TechNet Community Support

  • Your client does not support opening this list with windows explorer - related to multiple uploads?

    Hi folks -
    I've read through some threads regarding "Your client does not support opening this list with windows explorer" and it seems a lot of folks have a lot of solutions throughout the forum posts.  Is there anything official or semi-official regarding
    this? 
    I've tried a lot of the fixes including:
    checking to see if the WebClient service is on
    modifying so-and-so registry (I've since changed them back since they seem to have no effect)
    and changing various settings in Internet Options including making sure the site is in the Local intranet zone.
    I could live without this functionality but just recently my upload-multiple-files functionality in SharePoint 2010 has also gone away (red x instead of directory UI).  I wonder if it's related somehow and could give us a clue.
    If it helps I'm using various browsers but of the IE flavor 8 and 9 32-bit as the base for testing this.

    For SharePoint 2013 (so could apply to 2010 as well), my problem was that I was trying to "Open with Explorer"
    something that probably can't be opened with Explorer. In my case, I just wanted to open my team's Shared Documents with Explorer. I found that when I first log into SharePoint and view the page, I'm presented with those Shared Documents, but also other things
    as well.
    To get "Open with Explorer" to work, I must click "Shared Documents" under the Libraries heading on
    the left. Then, all the other stuff (Links, Getting Started, etc.) go away and I'm focused on my team's shared documents. From there, I can go up to the Library Tools section in the ribbon, choose the Library tab in the ribbon, and click Open with Explorer.
    Works like a champ on Windows 7 64-bit, running IE 9 32-bit.
    Unfortunately that's not what was going on in my case.  One obvious way to check is to see if other people or other computers can Open with Explorer.  In my case it was just this one machine on my desk that had the issue.

  • Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer

    I can't open windows explorer view in one of web application, but other web applications are working well on windows explorer view in our client PCs.
    our associates are working on Windows 7 64bit Enterprise, but we only use IE8 32bit to browse intranet and internet. (I know the issue of IE 64bit on this problem)
    The dedicated MOSS2007 WFE server is Windows 2008R2+IIS7.5 and Desktop experience+Webclient service been started and dedicated MOSS DB server with SQL2005SP4.
    The strenge thing is why only one of web applications are not able to be opened by Windows Explorer view, but others are working well.
    I compared all setups/parameters what I can do with other web applications, I didn't find any differences in IIS of Win2k8R2.
    Can anybody help on this case? or you have similar cases are able to share with me, whatever it is working or not, or just a clew that I can refer to chase this issue.
    Or is there any issue or exiting bugs on MOSS2007 that we were not informed before?
    thanks!

    Check if there is any other firewall of network device which is causing t his issue:
    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/c6f57cc3-7893-4aca-995d-1661c150809f/explorer-view-not-working-for-some-users-specific-web-application?forum=sharepointadminprevious
    Things like Alternate access maaping, URL for web application can also cause this issue:
    http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/39874/windows-explorer-view-not-working-on-one-site-collection

  • When trying to play videos I get the message "requested URL is not supported on this network" how do I fix this?

    I receive the error "requested URL is not supported on this network" when trying to play videos on my iPhone. Can you please advise how to fix this problem?

    Hi,
    You will need to re-instal iCal as an optional install from your OSX installer DVDs. Then run the Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update.
    Best wishes

  • When i try to open the iPhoto app, i getting a message "you can't open the application because it is not supported on this type of mac"

    when i try to open the iPhoto app, i getting a message "you can't open the application because it is not supported on this type of mac"

    To re-install iPhoto
    1. Put the iPhoto.app in the trash (Drag it from your Applications Folder to the trash)
    2. Download it from the App Store to reinstall It's on your Purchases List* there.
    For older versions that have been installed from Disk you'll need these additional steps:
    2a: On 10.5:  Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.
    2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows:  In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type
    /var/db/receipts/
    2c: on 10.7 or later they're at
    /private/var/db/receipts
    A Finder Window will open at that location and you can remove the iPhoto pkg files.
    3. Re-install.
    If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.
    If iPhoto was installed on your Mac when you go it then it’s on the System Restore disks that came with your Mac. Insert the first one and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only.
    *Sometimes iPhoto is not visible on the Purchases List. it may be hidden. See this article for details on how to unhide it.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928
    One question often asked: Will I lose my Photos if I reinstall?
    iPhoto the application and the iPhoto Library are two different parts of the iPhoto programme. So, reinstalling the app should not affect the Library. BUT you should always have a back up before doing this kind of work. Always.

  • I just used stellar phoenix mac data recovery and it seemed to work but now my files won't open.  Even though they are "jpeg, mov" files the error message is  could not be opened. The movie's file format isn't recognized. "  Any help or are they corrupted

    I just used stellar phoenix mac data recovery and it seemed to work but now my files won't open.  Even though they are "jpeg, mov" files, the error message is  "could not be opened". The movie's file format isn't recognized. "  Any help or are they corrupted?

    Sounds to me like the file is probably corrupt. If you had hard drive corruption or damage, that could easily result in recovered files not being fully intact. If you were trying to recover accidentally deleted files, it's possible they might have been partially overwritten before recovering. There are never any guarantees with file recovery.
    Without more information on the circumstances that led you to try recovery, it's hard to give advice on what to try from here. You could always try another file recovery tool, like Data Rescue 3. Just be sure you're taking appropriate precautions when doing recovery. See Recovering deleted files.

  • What does "you cannot open the application because it is not supported on this architecture" mean?

    What does "you cannot open the application because it is not supported on this architecture" mean?

    well my mac lion (10.4.11) will run minecraft.jar, but runs very slow , i tried downloading minecraft.zip it showed the mc logo with a x on it, i tried opening it, and it said it cant open it because there is no application to open it, do i need a higher version of mac? mainly leopard or snow leopard? This is what it looks like

  • Microsoft health "notifications are not supported in this version of windows phone"

    Adding some tiles to my Band shows the 'Notifications are not supported in this version of Windows Phone' error.
    The affected tiles include calls, mail, Facebook, Cortana and Facebook messenger. My Lumia 630 is running on the version 8.10.14234.375 of WP8.1 Preview for Developers. Microsoft Health is Version 1.3.10424.1. Microsoft Health is allowed to run
    in Background.

    Never mind. It's actually working now.
    The health app wasn't presenting me with a request to access notifications. Strangely on the 4th or 5th time opening the app it did.

  • Microsoft Band adding some tiles using Health app displays "Notifications are not supported in this version of Windows Phone"

    Adding some tiles to my Band shows the 'Notifications are not supported in this version of Windows Phone' error.
    The affected tiles include calls, mail, Facebook, Cortana and Facebook messenger. My Lumia 1520 is running on the latest version of WP8.1 Preview for Developers. Why is this the case?

    Never mind. It's actually working now.
    The health app wasn't presenting me with a request to access notifications. Strangely on the 4th or 5th time opening the app it did.

Maybe you are looking for

  • ITunes wont run due to Data Execution Prevention in Vista. Please help.

    After trying to reinstall iTunes because I could not transfer a Word file to iTunes it will not now run.

  • System will not boot

    deleted post. I run the utility and got windows back to factory state

  • Help - Opinion needed for linked picture - Trackpad Click

    I need your help.  This was just one of the problems sent in for Depot Repair.  It's going back for this and other problems.  H.?. at the repair Depot repair said they don't relace stuff that works, hence they won't replace a lop-sided key.  Is this

  • Adobe flash cs4 error: 3....help

    hello everyone, i'm new here and my case is that for days I can not start flash cs4 that puts me to restart the computer and run it, and if it does not put me in touch with the manager and spoke adobe error of 3, which does the error? greeting and tr

  • Legacy flat file to IDOC into SAP

    after been given the task of converting a flat file structure to SAP idocs my research as lead me into the daunting world of CAPS. Basically I would like to know if using CAPS is the best choice for me and if so what is actually involved to make this