Symptoms

Assume that you use Windows Internet Explorer to access a WebDAV share by using the Explorer View feature on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. However, you may be unable to access the WebDAV share again more than five seconds after you first accessed the WebDAV share. Additionally, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:

Internet Explorer could not open share URL as a web folder. Would you like to see its default view instead?

Notes

  • In this error message, share URL is a placeholder for the URL that points to the WebDAV share.

  • This issue occurs if the WebDAV server hosts the WebDAV share on the root directory of the server.

Cause

This issue occurs because the path of the WebDAV share cannot be resolved more than five seconds after the WebDAV share is first accessed.The logic by which you access the WebDAV share by using the Explorer View feature involves the coordination of the Windows Explorer shell and the WebDAV components. However, a mechanism that caches the relative path of the WebDAV share is implemented in these components. Therefore, the path of the WebDAV share cannot be resolved if the WebDAV server hosts the WebDAV share on the root directory of the server.

Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running one of the following operating systems:

  • Windows 7

  • Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

976932 Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information notes

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version

    Product

    Milestone

    Service branch

    6.1.760 0.21xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    RTM

    LDR

    6.1.760 1.21xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    SP1

    LDR

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 R2 and for Windows 7" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Shell32.dll

6.1.7600.21100

12,871,680

30-Nov-2011

05:33

x86

Shell32.dll

6.1.7601.21869

12,873,728

30-Nov-2011

05:24

x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Shell32.dll

6.1.7600.21100

14,169,600

30-Nov-2011

06:35

x64

Shell32.dll

6.1.7601.21869

14,174,720

30-Nov-2011

06:19

x64

Shell32.dll

6.1.7600.21100

12,871,680

30-Nov-2011

05:33

x86

Shell32.dll

6.1.7601.21869

12,873,728

30-Nov-2011

05:24

x86

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Shell32.dll

6.1.7600.21100

21,182,464

30-Nov-2011

05:21

IA-64

Shell32.dll

6.1.7601.21869

21,188,608

30-Nov-2011

05:16

IA-64

Shell32.dll

6.1.7600.21100

12,871,680

30-Nov-2011

05:33

x86

Shell32.dll

6.1.7601.21869

12,873,728

30-Nov-2011

05:24

x86

Workaround

To work around this issue, restart Internet Explorer.

Status

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

More Information

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

2,773

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

11:38

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_d32a1a60d96e2e8d8c640d2e14219cb3_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21100_none_c5d74b7e310f9fed.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

695

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

11:38

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_f141393d281826dc315457c516a853b6_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21869_none_a1a9fe9e794ae678.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

695

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

11:38

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21100_none_6cda7f408c30e6eb.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,059,457

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

06:22

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21869_none_6e892736897fab4a.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,059,457

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

06:18

Platform

Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

Amd64_230aec40e7f645e06ad11a6ef9359072_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21869_none_ca3d38b96ac3463a.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,040

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

11:38

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Amd64_833aecdf6981c3b33d09b8b5fd1080cb_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21100_none_ef37a0418a2dec02.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,040

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

11:38

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Amd64_90e691d77b5241d6a8455d1b30fcf0a8_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21100_none_2ac6617e3289d646.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

699

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

11:38

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Amd64_9f32a5eb5c5c0b5aee8ac73064e7abf5_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21869_none_251df1e72383783b.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

699

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

11:38

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21100_none_c8f91ac4448e5821.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,058,443

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

07:16

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21869_none_caa7c2ba41dd1c80.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,058,443

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

07:01

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

3,215

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

11:38

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Wow64_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21100_none_d34dc51678ef1a1c.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,054,916

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

05:58

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Wow64_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21869_none_d4fc6d0c763dde7b.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,054,916

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

05:53

Platform

Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

Ia64_4d00c9e6eda46e9efc490f3ce5ae493c_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21100_none_6ecd346b786045d0.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,038

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

11:38

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Ia64_fce107be73525d196ab58f6bdeae1369_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21869_none_450920cf2fbf8745.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,038

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

11:38

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21100_none_6cdc23368c2eefe7.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,058,441

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

06:54

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21869_none_6e8acb2c897db446.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,058,441

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

06:41

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,947

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

11:38

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Wow64_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.21100_none_d34dc51678ef1a1c.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,054,916

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

05:58

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Wow64_microsoft-windows-shell32_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21869_none_d4fc6d0c763dde7b.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,054,916

Date (UTC)

30-Nov-2011

Time (UTC)

05:53

Platform

Not Applicable

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