MOSS 2007 Explorer view does not work when farm is on Windows Server 2008 R2

A SharePoint 2007 Server running on Server 2008 R2 is seeing the following issues:

• Explorer View on Libraries does not work.
• Using UNC Paths to access List/Libraries in SharePoint does not work.
• Syncing OneNote to SharePoint Libraries does not work.

WebDav component of Server 2008 R2 causes this issue

Disabling the component is not enough, it must be removed completely from IIS using the following steps:

1. Open Server Manager
2. On the left side of the pane click on Roles
3. Scroll down to the "Role Services" section, and click on "Remove Role Services"
4. Under "web server" uncheck the box next to "WebDav Publishing"
5. Choose Next, then choose Remove
6. A reboot will be required

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