6.5 Modifying the Registry to Allow Basic Authentication over an HTTP Connection

You can modify the Windows registry to allow Basic authentication to WebDAV over an HTTP connection. This registry change allows users to use Microsoft Office 2007 on the Windows 7 operating system, but does not allow them to use Microsoft Office 2010. Microsoft Office 2010 is not supported with Basic Authentication over an HTTP connection.

  1. On each Windows 7 workstation, click Start > Run, then enter regedit in the Open field.

  2. Click OK.

  3. In the Registry Editor window, navigate to the following registry entry:

    \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlset\services\WebClient\Parameters\BasicAuthLevel

  4. Change the value of this registry entry to 2.

  5. Navigate to the Services interface, then restart the WebClient service.