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"My Computer" folder opens instead of the Web folder in Windows Internet Explorer 7 when you use certain Web folder behaviors to open a Web folder


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Symptoms

In Windows Internet Explorer 7, the "My Computer" folder opens instead of the Web folder. This problem occurs when you use either of the following behaviors to open a Web folder that is hosted on a Web server:
  • httpFolder behavior
  • anchorClick behavior
You experience this problem when Microsoft Office 2003 or a later version is not installed on the computer.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, install the software update for Web folders that is described in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 892211.

For more information about the Web folder software update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
892211� Description of the Software Update for Web Folders: January 25, 2005

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More information

For more information about the httpFolder behavior, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
For more information about the anchorClick behavior, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
For more information about the Web folder behaviors, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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Keywords: KB938203, kbprb, kbtshoot, kbexpertiseinter

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Article Info
Article ID : 938203
Revision : 1
Created on : 6/14/2007
Published on : 6/14/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 311