My Docs Online FAQ » Windows XP

Web Folder / WebDAV setup instructions

Richard — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:50:37 +0000

Setting up a Web Folder (or webfolder) in Windows varies by Windows Version. These articles describe the steps involved for each version of Widows. The Mac OS X WebDAV instructions are the same for all versions of OS X. iPad and Android instructions are for preferred WebDAV apps.

Windows 7

Windows Vista (also includes WIndows Server 2003)

Windows XP (also includes Windows Server 2000)

Mac OS X

iPad, iPhone, iOS

Android

Use Web Folders / WebDAV to collaborate, edit, and manage your files in the internet “cloud”

Richard — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:26:39 +0000

Web Folders is the Microsoft term for an internet connectivity method called WebDAV, though you will see it called simply a “Network Location” in Vista and Windows 7, or a “Network Place” in Windows XP.

WebDAV stands for “Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning”. It allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote web servers from Windows PCs and Macs. WebDAV is the term used in Mac OS X.

In the case of My Docs Online the “remote web server” is your My Docs Online account folders and files, which can also be accessed via our other interfaces (through our web site at www.mydocsonline.com, and via tools like our Transporter).

Why use Web Folders? Two main reasons:

First, it’s an easy way to store, retrieve, and share files “in the internet cloud” while seeing the remote files and folders on your PC pretty much as if they were on your PC’s harddrive.

Second, Office applications (notably Word and Excel) can use File Locking via Web Folders to make sure two people don’t edit the same document at the same time.

If you and a colleague, for instance, both try to open and edit the same spreadsheet at roughly the same time, the first one to open the file can do so, and the second one will get a warning that another user has the file open for update, and all the second user will be able to get is a “Read-Only” copy of the file (until the first user closes it).

What about security?

In the case of My Docs Online, access to an account via Web Folders is secured using a Login ID and password. Also, security-conscious users set up their web folder to automatically use SSL encryption.

How do I get started?

Choose your operating system from the list below for specific setup instructions:

Web Folders setup for Windows XP / Windows 2000

Richard — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:15:25 +0000

To avoid encountering setup errors, consider installing this Software Update for Web Folders at Microsoft.com, before proceeding with the setup steps.

If you use Internet Explorer you can use One-Step Setup.

Web Folder setup steps for Windows XP and Windows 2000

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 https://webfolders.mydocsonline.com and click NEXT.

Enter your User Name and Password when prompted.

Enter a Name to label the link, such as My Docs Online or Web Folders Click FINISH.

A Windows Explorer window will appear. You may then Click FINISH to OPEN your My Docs 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.

Watch the video tutorial