SBS 2003 Windows 7 Client Issue....

We've just added three new Windows 7 Professional workstations to our
SBS 2003 network. I'm running into a problem when I try to add the
user's home directory to their Library under Document Properties. The
user's home directory is mapped to Drive H: for each user. When I try
to add H:\ to the library, it gives me the following error message:

This network location can't be included because it is not indexed.

H:\

So, I research the issue and found that loading Windows Search 4.0 on
the SBS 2003 Server should fix the problem....but it hasn't. The
entire D:\Users Shared Folders is selected for indexing. I've also
tried to add the UNC path to the indexing list by specifying
\\myserver\users, and still no dice. Another suggestion was to
disable IPV6 on the Windows 7 client, which I have also done.

What am I missing? Enabling offline folders is not an option, since
these users have very large home directories....

Any help is greatly appreciated!

First, re-enable IPv6. Disabling it causes more problems than it'll *ever*
help.

Next, not only do you have to install Windows Search, but you have to add
the location of the home directories (which may or may not be the same
location as the "shared" directories you mentioned, I hate to make
assumptions) to the paths that windows search will index, and then you have
to give it enough time to finish indexing those locations. Since you've
already said these folders are quite large (large enough that you don't want
to use offline files), take that into account. Indexing is a
background-only process and will take a *very* long time on larger
directories.

-Cliff


"Mark Greene" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> We've just added three new Windows 7 Professional workstations to our
> SBS 2003 network. I'm running into a problem when I try to add the
> user's home directory to their Library under Document Properties. The
> user's home directory is mapped to Drive H: for each user. When I try
> to add H:\ to the library, it gives me the following error message:
>
> This network location can't be included because it is not indexed.
>
> H:\
>
> So, I research the issue and found that loading Windows Search 4.0 on
> the SBS 2003 Server should fix the problem....but it hasn't. The
> entire D:\Users Shared Folders is selected for indexing. I've also
> tried to add the UNC path to the indexing list by specifying
> \\myserver\users, and still no dice. Another suggestion was to
> disable IPV6 on the Windows 7 client, which I have also done.
>
> What am I missing? Enabling offline folders is not an option, since
> these users have very large home directories....
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks for the response Cliff. All my users' folders are located in
D:\User Shared Folders. D:\Users Shared Folders is definitely on my
list of shares to index. And I can see that the indexing status is
complete. In fact, when Windows Search 4.0 was installed, it latched
onto every single share and starting indexing them...

I also tried to add the entire UNC path to one of my Windows 7 user's
home directory to the Indexing list, (i.e. \\myserver\users\Win7User1)
but that did not work either....



On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:26:52 -0700, "Cliff Galiher - MVP"
<> wrote:

>First, re-enable IPv6. Disabling it causes more problems than it'll *ever*
>help.
>
>Next, not only do you have to install Windows Search, but you have to add
>the location of the home directories (which may or may not be the same
>location as the "shared" directories you mentioned, I hate to make
>assumptions) to the paths that windows search will index, and then you have
>to give it enough time to finish indexing those locations. Since you've
>already said these folders are quite large (large enough that you don't want
>to use offline files), take that into account. Indexing is a
>background-only process and will take a *very* long time on larger
>directories.
>
>-Cliff
>
>
>"Mark Greene" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>>
>> We've just added three new Windows 7 Professional workstations to our
>> SBS 2003 network. I'm running into a problem when I try to add the
>> user's home directory to their Library under Document Properties. The
>> user's home directory is mapped to Drive H: for each user. When I try
>> to add H:\ to the library, it gives me the following error message:
>>
>> This network location can't be included because it is not indexed.
>>
>> H:\
>>
>> So, I research the issue and found that loading Windows Search 4.0 on
>> the SBS 2003 Server should fix the problem....but it hasn't. The
>> entire D:\Users Shared Folders is selected for indexing. I've also
>> tried to add the UNC path to the indexing list by specifying
>> \\myserver\users, and still no dice. Another suggestion was to
>> disable IPV6 on the Windows 7 client, which I have also done.
>>
>> What am I missing? Enabling offline folders is not an option, since
>> these users have very large home directories....
>>
>> Any help is greatly appreciated!

Mark are you redirecting My Document folder already?
If so the Library My Document Folder should already be pointing to the
"User" Shared Folder so you wouldn't need to do this???

And if you just want Drive "H:" as a Path
Maping a Drive Letter to this like you do for everyone else in the login
script will work.

Is there any reason You are trying to get it to show up (Twice) If you are
using My document Folder Redirect. in Libraries?

Russ
--
Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist
World Wide 24hr SBS Remote Support - http://www.SBITS.Biz


"Mark Greene" wrote:

>
> Thanks for the response Cliff. All my users' folders are located in
> D:\User Shared Folders. D:\Users Shared Folders is definitely on my
> list of shares to index. And I can see that the indexing status is
> complete. In fact, when Windows Search 4.0 was installed, it latched
> onto every single share and starting indexing them...
>
> I also tried to add the entire UNC path to one of my Windows 7 user's
> home directory to the Indexing list, (i.e. \\myserver\users\Win7User1)
> but that did not work either....
>
>
>
> On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:26:52 -0700, "Cliff Galiher - MVP"
> <> wrote:
>
> >First, re-enable IPv6. Disabling it causes more problems than it'll *ever*
> >help.
> >
> >Next, not only do you have to install Windows Search, but you have to add
> >the location of the home directories (which may or may not be the same
> >location as the "shared" directories you mentioned, I hate to make
> >assumptions) to the paths that windows search will index, and then you have
> >to give it enough time to finish indexing those locations. Since you've
> >already said these folders are quite large (large enough that you don't want
> >to use offline files), take that into account. Indexing is a
> >background-only process and will take a *very* long time on larger
> >directories.
> >
> >-Cliff
> >
> >
> >"Mark Greene" <> wrote in message
> >news:.. .
> >>
> >> We've just added three new Windows 7 Professional workstations to our
> >> SBS 2003 network. I'm running into a problem when I try to add the
> >> user's home directory to their Library under Document Properties. The
> >> user's home directory is mapped to Drive H: for each user. When I try
> >> to add H:\ to the library, it gives me the following error message:
> >>
> >> This network location can't be included because it is not indexed.
> >>
> >> H:\
> >>
> >> So, I research the issue and found that loading Windows Search 4.0 on
> >> the SBS 2003 Server should fix the problem....but it hasn't. The
> >> entire D:\Users Shared Folders is selected for indexing. I've also
> >> tried to add the UNC path to the indexing list by specifying
> >> \\myserver\users, and still no dice. Another suggestion was to
> >> disable IPV6 on the Windows 7 client, which I have also done.
> >>
> >> What am I missing? Enabling offline folders is not an option, since
> >> these users have very large home directories....
> >>
> >> Any help is greatly appreciated!
> .
>

Hello Mark,

Thanks for your post and Russ' suggestions.

As this issue is mainly related to Windows 7, I also suggest you submit it in our Windows 7 forum.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...tegory/w7itpro

Win7 Library Tool
http://zornsoftware.talsit.info/?p=3


Meanwhile, here are two threads discussed this issue and provided work rounds:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...d-7fc4645165a2

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...0-3da430844827

Hope this helps.


Best regards,
Robbin Meng(MSFT)
Microsoft Online Newsgroup Support