Got this? 0x80072ee2 and “the windows sharepoint services folder could not be found”

Got this?

0x80072ee2 the windows sharepoint services folder could not be found”

Try this…

Microsoft describes the error 0x80072EFF as being related to one of two things … Either a blocked port (in this example, port 444) or a credentials problem!
The real problem that everyone seems to be having is the credential issue. Here is how we get around that…

When linking to outlook from a SharePoint website Outlook 2003 automatically creates a new PST file to store SharePoint data. Its this root folder that we are going to be working with. Simply right click the root folder that says “SharePoint Folders” and select Properties. Next, click the tab labeled “Home Page”. In the Address field enter the full URL to your SharePoint site using the external URL.

Example: https://my.sharepointsite.com:444

Now be sure to click the check box that says “Show home page by default for this folder”, then click Apply and OK.

By accessing the SharePoint site from within Outlook, our user credentials will now be cached. Assuming you haven’t already, go ahead and “Link to Outlook” any event and/or contact lists. When clicking on the new link (or folder) in Outlook, you should see “Send/Receive Completed” appear on the status bar at the right.