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Windows XP: Creating a Web Folder

Create Web Folder to maintain files via the WebDAV protocol.

  • Double-click on the MY NETWORK PLACES icon on your Desktop or from your START button.
  • Click on ADD A NETWORK PLACE from the NETWORK TASKS menu on the left side of the window.
  • The ADD A NETWORK PLACE WIZARD will open. Click NEXT.
  • Select the CHOOSE ANOTHER NETWORK LOCATION option. Click NEXT.
  • In the INTERNET OR NETWORK ADDRESS field enter the WebDAV class.louisville.edu address you received from your instructor and click NEXT.
  • Enter your User Name and Password when prompted.
  • Enter a Name to label the link, such as My Class Site or Web Folders Click FINISH.
  • A Windows Explorer window will appear. You may then Click FINISH to OPEN your class.louisville.edu Online account or Click Cancel to exit.
  • A Shortcut has been created in your My NETWORK PLACES. Open MY NETWORK PLACES. Drag and drop the web folder icon to your desktop for future access.

 
ERROR: If you receive an ERROR when you Click "Next" after entering the class.louisville.edu Online server address in the Add Network Place Wizard, you need to apply the following Web Folders software update from Microsoft: Software Update for Web Folders (Microsoft.com). After installing the Microsoft update you may have to restart your PC and begin again with Step 1 OR Use One-Step Setup.

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