Mapped Drive Issue

 

i trying distribute office 2007 using windows installer package.  if uncheck disk drives under common rdp settings on remoteapp server , attempt open excel file on local machine mapped drive, receive error message stating "the remote program c:\file.xls not found".  if keep disk drives checked, able open file mapped drive, when try save file, attempts save mapped drive on \\tsclient\ instead of mapped drive on terminal server.  possible open excel file locally mapped drive , have save mapped drive on terminal server?  need type of drive redirection on login?

got it.  did have bug in mstsc client when using office 2007 prevent saving file network share.  fixed after vista rtm date.  test launching app off of server 2008 box (don't install .msi takes on file extensions on app server or break things , .xls files no longer launch) , verifying allows save.  if fixes things, when users install vista sp1 or xp sp3 fix issue you.

 

if doesn't fix issue, let know office version using , if repros on vista client (if have available).

 

as workaround this, publish excel files.  basically, in remoteapp add excel several times remoteapp manager, change required command line arguments launch particular document off k: drive.  create rdp files , put them on share.  users double click rdp file associated document want edit , things should work.

 

not ideal solution, should work around known documents until has new client.

 

let me know how things go.

 

cheers,

kevin