Sharepoint Beef #3 : Melt-in-your-mouth Native Apps support issue resolved
The original beef is posted here, describing how launching Sharepoint docs from IE in their native office apps with full Sharpeoint document management functions using the
var objDoc = new ActiveXObject('Sharepoint.OpenDocuments.1');
objDoc.EditDocument(sLocation, 'Word.Document');
etc....
approach refused to work after upgrading to WindowsXP Professional from W2K Professional, in spite of the numerous attempts at resolution.
The issue is now resolved thanks to our Network Admin Support Ex-Marine and All-around Superstud. The beef is now a 20-oz slab of prime rib, a nice Medium Rare, with au jus and horseradish sauce on the side.
The issue was not WindowsXP Professional, but Office 2003, which was installed in conjunction with the XP Pro upgrades. Furthermore, these were on brand spankin' new workstations with no prior versions of SPS Client or Office installed.
I just can't say enough about my Network Admin guys (an admin and his assistant--the Superstud.) I am so incredibly lucky to have such great guys on my team!
The fix. Office 2003, depending on the release, I am assuming, does not install the Sharepoint Support Services found under Office Tools by default. My MSDN version of Office DID install these components by default, which made the situation a bit more perplexing to analyze.
So the fix was to install the Sharepoint Support Services components under Office Tools, which were not installed by default. Screenshot below of what I'm talking about.
