Problem: How to Map a Sharepoint document library on Windows 7 OS.

Solution:

1. Click on Computer icon on desktop and Go to “Map Network Drive” and click on “Connect to a Web site that you can use to store your documents and pictures”

2. In the wizard that appears click on “Next”

3. Click on “Choose a custom network location”

4. In the Internet or network address but in the URL of your SharePoint document library.  Note while copying the URL from the browser exclude /forms/allitems.aspx. Just copy the URL till the name of the document library

E.g.

Correct method of copying: http://yoursite/sites/nameofsite/dcoumentlibraryname/

Wrong method of copying: http://yoursite/sites/nameofsite/dcoumentlibraryname//Forms/AllItems.aspx 

5. Click on “Next” and in the next screen give it a name that will appear in Explorer

6. Click on “Finish”