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I've lived in the Domain world to long, I need map a drive with XP Home...
This all seems to work so much easier in XP Pro, and I really haven't done
much with XP Home... I did the Network Setup Wizard. I told it I was using the Internet through another computer and turned on File and Print sharing. On the Connections screen it says all the Network Hardware is disconnected, so I checked Ignore disconnected network hardware. Workgroup is MSHOME, the default. When I brouse to the ...Microsoft Windows Network\MSHOME folder the PC doesn't show up in that folder. I need to map a drive to a local share and when I do it says it can't find the server. I'm using \\PC11\sharename I'm guessing if it can't see the PC (its self) it won't map the drive. I'm testing a demo HP Mini (a netbook). I'd run XP Pro but the demo unit only has Home... "The mapped network drive could not be created becase the following error has occured: The network location cannot be reached." I'm guessing this is an easy fix, but I can't figure it out... Can someone help me out here? Thanks Kelvin |
I've lived in the Domain world to long, I need map a drive withXP Home...
Kelvin wrote:
This all seems to work so much easier in XP Pro, and I really haven't done much with XP Home... I did the Network Setup Wizard. I told it I was using the Internet through another computer and turned on File and Print sharing. On the Connections screen it says all the Network Hardware is disconnected, so I checked Ignore disconnected network hardware. Workgroup is MSHOME, the default. When I brouse to the ...Microsoft Windows Network\MSHOME folder the PC doesn't show up in that folder. I need to map a drive to a local share and when I do it says it can't find the server. I'm using \\PC11\sharename I'm guessing if it can't see the PC (its self) it won't map the drive. I'm testing a demo HP Mini (a netbook). I'd run XP Pro but the demo unit only has Home... "The mapped network drive could not be created becase the following error has occured: The network location cannot be reached." I'm guessing this is an easy fix, but I can't figure it out... Can someone help me out here? Thanks Kelvin On each WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be able to access the designated shares, provided your network is configured properly. Also, make sure that WinXP's built-in firewall is disabled on the internal LAN connection. Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless -- almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful, easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and he Home Networking http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...et/default.asp Networking Information http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm PracticallyNetworked Home http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
I've lived in the Domain world to long, I need map a drive with XP Home...
Thanks, that helps! "Bruce Chambers" wrote in message ... Kelvin wrote: This all seems to work so much easier in XP Pro, and I really haven't done much with XP Home... I did the Network Setup Wizard. I told it I was using the Internet through another computer and turned on File and Print sharing. On the Connections screen it says all the Network Hardware is disconnected, so I checked Ignore disconnected network hardware. Workgroup is MSHOME, the default. When I brouse to the ...Microsoft Windows Network\MSHOME folder the PC doesn't show up in that folder. I need to map a drive to a local share and when I do it says it can't find the server. I'm using \\PC11\sharename I'm guessing if it can't see the PC (its self) it won't map the drive. I'm testing a demo HP Mini (a netbook). I'd run XP Pro but the demo unit only has Home... "The mapped network drive could not be created becase the following error has occured: The network location cannot be reached." I'm guessing this is an easy fix, but I can't figure it out... Can someone help me out here? Thanks Kelvin On each WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with non-blank password(s), that have the desired access privileges to the desired shares. Log on to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be able to access the designated shares, provided your network is configured properly. Also, make sure that WinXP's built-in firewall is disabled on the internal LAN connection. Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless -- almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful, easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and he Home Networking http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...et/default.asp Networking Information http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm PracticallyNetworked Home http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
I've lived in the Domain world to long, I need map a drive with XP
"Kelvin" wrote: This all seems to work so much easier in XP Pro, and I really haven't done much with XP Home... http://mylogon.net Allows script-based logon without a domain, Pro or Home (or Media Center if you're that way inclined) |
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