> I have a problem on creating a new onenote folder on a share on W2k3 server.
> I am using Onenote 2007 on XP pro SP3. The DC is a W2K3 server with SP1. No
> Sharepoint server!
> I want to create a new onenote folder on a shared drive.
>
> When doing that, I get a message, that this was not possible, due to
> - missing rights (I can work on the share from explorer)
> - share not available (I can work on that share from explorer)
> - wrong letters in path (there are only standard letters in the path name)
> - name of path too long (15 letters at all)
>
> In my opinion, none of this is really the problem.
>
> I tried "usage on different computers" as well as "multiple users on
> shares". Both have the same problem.

> Jens M. Guessregen wrote:

>> I have a problem on creating a new onenote folder on a share on W2k3
>> server.
>> I am using Onenote 2007 on XP pro SP3. The DC is a W2K3 server with SP1.
>> No Sharepoint server!
>> I want to create a new onenote folder on a shared drive.
>>
>> When doing that, I get a message, that this was not possible, due to
>> - missing rights (I can work on the share from explorer)
>> - share not available (I can work on that share from explorer)
>> - wrong letters in path (there are only standard letters in the path
>> name)
>> - name of path too long (15 letters at all)
>>
>> In my opinion, none of this is really the problem.
>>
>> I tried "usage on different computers" as well as "multiple users on
>> shares". Both have the same problem. ...

> Jens M. Guessregen wrote:

>> I have a problem on creating a new onenote folder on a share on
>> Wok server. I am using Onenote 2007 on XP pro SP3. The DC is a
>> W2K3 server with SP1. No Sharepoint server...

> Jens has meanwhile asked in German NG too.
> He reported that IIS is running on the server.
> He has no problems to create files from the Explorer.

> Rainald Taesler wrote:
>

>> Jens has meanwhile asked in the German NG too.
>> He reported that IIS is running on the server.
>> He has no problems to create files from the Explorer.

>
> If IIS is running, that might be due to a bug. For more details,
> check out David Rasmussen's blog here:
>

> By the way, does somebody know, who the mod from the german onenote
> newsgroup is? That list is just filled up with spam since weeks,
> but nobody cares about or removes it. Not very inviting, to search
> tones of spam to find articles about the main issue of the group ;-)

>> If IIS is running, that might be due to a bug. For more details, check out
>> David Rasmussen's blog here:
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/david_rasmussen/archive/2008/01/16/onenote-2007-sp1-can-t-create...

>
> Ilya, I know that blog already, thank you.
>
> I did as following:
>
> 1) Go to the folder where you want the notebook in Windows Explorer (e.g.
> go to \\fileservername\filesharename )
> 2) Create a new folder with the name you want the notebook to have (e.g.
> notebookname )
>
> I made a new folder z:\\notes\onenote
>
> 3) Right click that folder and choose "Open as Notebook in OneNote
>
> I can open the folder with right click on the folder "open as onenote
> folder" ...

>> 4) The folder will open up as a blank notebook in OneNote. Then click on
>> the message in the middle of the screen to create the first section and
>> you're good to go.

>
> After step 4, try rightclicking the notebook, going into the properties
> dialog, and changing the location to the proper path
> (\\fileserver\share\notebook\)