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Intranet page with links to folder in the file system

I have a Intranet page with links to folder in the file system, see code below, it works good on my ie8 computer but ie 9 and firefox it doesn't work any longer, any sugestions?
<a href="file:///z:/Docs" target='_blank'>Docs</a>

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Find another method.  Firefox will not follow local file links on a web page.  You will also find that the web servers don't really want to do that either.  The preferred method is to put files you want to share in a directory under the web root so you can make normal 'URL's for them and set up normal permissions for them also.
Have you considered using Sharepoint Foundation, its free and will let you do what you are looking to do
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I can't use Sharepoint Foundation, beacause it doesn't work with windows 2000 server :(


Its ok if its only work with ie, can't I change in IE settings so it works? I mean it works in ie8


Or maybe I can look one this...
The preferred method is to put files you want to share in a directory under the web root so you can make normal 'URL's for them and set up normal permissions for them also.
Try putting them in the web server.  It's considered a security problem to allow access to files outside the web root.
I did it now

http://server/docs/

But when I click on the file I can choose open or save, if a choose open it gets write protected, Can i change that?
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No, because you're not running a 'file share' but a web page.  Even if it wasn't opened in 'read-only', you can't save it back there because you don't have 'write' permissions.
Then is no meaning with have links like that, beacause we need to edit the documents!
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I know, i will try to do it another way
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