Also Windows 7 does not seem to be having webfolders support. WebFolders is installed by default in Windows XP and Vista but not on server editions. If webclient service is not running on the system, then it would try to use WebFolders. Share point explorer view uses either Web client or WebFolders to support explorer view of the documents. Yes, XP, Vista and Windows 7 home editions do support Web client service and webdav shares.ĭo we need Web client service to access share point files in explorer view?

You need to install Desktop experience package to add web client service.ĭo home editions support Web client service/webdav feature? In Server 2008 edition, default setup does not have web client service. Select Microsoft Office 2013, select either Quick Repair or Online Repair.On my Windows server 2008 system web client service is missing. Select Start, type Control Panel in the Start Search box, and then press Enter. Select Windows Logo key, type Control Panel in the Start screen, and then select Control Panel in the search results. To repair Microsoft Office, use the steps below. ResolutionĪ repair of Microsoft Office fixes the issue. This problem occurs because the MSIComponentID is set to an improper GUID for Outlook 2013. Quit Microsoft Excel, restart the mail system, and try again.Ī user in Windows Explorer attempts to send a file to a mail recipient and receives the error: In Microsoft Excel a user attempts to share a spreadsheet as an attachment by email and receives the errors There was a general failure with the e-mail system and this action could not be completed. In Microsoft PowerPoint a user attempts to share a presentation as an attachment by email and receives the errors: Word couldn't send mail because of MAPI failure: 'Unspecified error'.

Please run Microsoft Outlook and set it as the default mail client. In Microsoft Word a user attempts to share a document as an attachment by email or when a user attempts a mail merge and receives the errors:Įither there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request. A user is running Office 2013 with Outlook 2013 as their default mail client:

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