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Can't find a networked drive
I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One
uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ |
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+++Bobby "O"+++ wrote:
I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ You didn't say what router you had. After using the *Network Setup Wizard*, I still had to do some configuring in the router's web page. Now with the E: drive being that small, it is FAT32 by default (unless you converted it). It will NOT see NTFS partitions. -- System A Athlon 1900+ overclocked to 1620 MHz Asus A7M266, AMD761 chipset ATI AIW Radeon, 32MB 758 MB DDR, PC2100 Western Digital HDD - 80 & 20GB Seagate External HDD - 160GB LiteOn 16x DVD-ROM LiteOn 52x/24x/52x CD-RW D-Link DFE-530TX+ NIC Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy with 1394 (OEM) Windows XP Pro SP2 |
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Is the drive actually shared?
-- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "+++Bobby "O"+++" wrote in message news:by0Ve.2921$GK2.2231@lakeread07... I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ |
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Back to your studies Lisa,
Over a network you can happily view both NTFS and FAT32 files. It is only Windows9x systems that cannot view NTFS files and folders on a LOCAL drive. XP can see both wherever the drive may be, provided it has the appropriate permissions. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Lisa West" wrote in message ... drive? Thanks........ You didn't say what router you had. After using the *Network Setup Wizard*, I still had to do some configuring in the router's web page. Now with the E: drive being that small, it is FAT32 by default (unless you converted it). It will NOT see NTFS partitions. |
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Yes - because I can see it on my other logical drive (the C: drive).
"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Is the drive actually shared? -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "+++Bobby "O"+++" wrote in message news:by0Ve.2921$GK2.2231@lakeread07... I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ |
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Lisa West typed: +++Bobby "O"+++ wrote: I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ You didn't say what router you had. After using the *Network Setup Wizard*, I still had to do some configuring in the router's web page. Now with the E: drive being that small, it is FAT32 by default (unless you converted it). It will NOT see NTFS partitions. No, this is not at all correct, on several counts. First of all, there is no question of FAT32 seeing NTFS partitions, nor of NTFS seeing FAT32 partitions. It's the operating system that sees partitions, not the partition themselves or the file systems on them. Second, Windows XP, whether Home or Professional, can see any and all combinations of NTFS, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32, regardless of what file system it itself is installed on. Third, over a network, it doesn't even matter that it's Windows XP. It's data that's moved over the network, without it's underlying file structure. That means that even a Windows 98 computer can access data on an NTFS partition across the network. Fourth, even with drives as small as 3GB, FAT32 is not the default. You get to choose which file system you want. The only restriction in Windows XP is that with drives over 32GB, FAT32 is not a choice (although you can create FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB with an external program). -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Thanks for the information - it helps me to understand what is correct.
However, I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive). I still need a way to see her drive so I can access it for backup purposes. There must be a way. Thanks.. "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In , Lisa West typed: +++Bobby "O"+++ wrote: I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ You didn't say what router you had. After using the *Network Setup Wizard*, I still had to do some configuring in the router's web page. Now with the E: drive being that small, it is FAT32 by default (unless you converted it). It will NOT see NTFS partitions. No, this is not at all correct, on several counts. First of all, there is no question of FAT32 seeing NTFS partitions, nor of NTFS seeing FAT32 partitions. It's the operating system that sees partitions, not the partition themselves or the file systems on them. Second, Windows XP, whether Home or Professional, can see any and all combinations of NTFS, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32, regardless of what file system it itself is installed on. Third, over a network, it doesn't even matter that it's Windows XP. It's data that's moved over the network, without it's underlying file structure. That means that even a Windows 98 computer can access data on an NTFS partition across the network. Fourth, even with drives as small as 3GB, FAT32 is not the default. You get to choose which file system you want. The only restriction in Windows XP is that with drives over 32GB, FAT32 is not a choice (although you can create FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB with an external program). -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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In news:IqjVe.3002$GK2.1085@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed: Thanks for the information - it helps me to understand what is correct. However, I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive). I still need a way to see her drive so I can access it for backup purposes. There must be a way. Thanks.. You're welcome. I was just trying to correct erroneous information. But I don't understand what you mean when you say "I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive)." You don't see a computer from a drive. You see it from someplace like Windows Explorer. Can you be more explicit and explain exactly what you're trying to do, and how? -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In , Lisa West typed: +++Bobby "O"+++ wrote: I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ You didn't say what router you had. After using the *Network Setup Wizard*, I still had to do some configuring in the router's web page. Now with the E: drive being that small, it is FAT32 by default (unless you converted it). It will NOT see NTFS partitions. No, this is not at all correct, on several counts. First of all, there is no question of FAT32 seeing NTFS partitions, nor of NTFS seeing FAT32 partitions. It's the operating system that sees partitions, not the partition themselves or the file systems on them. Second, Windows XP, whether Home or Professional, can see any and all combinations of NTFS, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32, regardless of what file system it itself is installed on. Third, over a network, it doesn't even matter that it's Windows XP. It's data that's moved over the network, without it's underlying file structure. That means that even a Windows 98 computer can access data on an NTFS partition across the network. Fourth, even with drives as small as 3GB, FAT32 is not the default. You get to choose which file system you want. The only restriction in Windows XP is that with drives over 32GB, FAT32 is not a choice (although you can create FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB with an external program). -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Did you try Adding a Network Place....
\\WifesPC\nameofdrive Where WifesPC is the Name of your wife's PC and nameofdrive is the name of the drive, often just C: Sometimes you have to 'force' XP to 'see' stuff. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "+++Bobby "O"+++" wrote in message news9fVe.2975$GK2.2179@lakeread07... Yes - because I can see it on my other logical drive (the C: drive). "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Is the drive actually shared? -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "+++Bobby "O"+++" wrote in message news:by0Ve.2921$GK2.2231@lakeread07... I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ |
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Yes, it does not show up in Windows Explorer or My Computer on my E: drive.
I have given permission to access my wife's drive and it is listed in Windows Explorer and My Computer on my C: drive. My E: and C: drive are on the same physical drive on my PC. "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In news:IqjVe.3002$GK2.1085@lakeread07, +++Bobby "O"+++ typed: Thanks for the information - it helps me to understand what is correct. However, I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive). I still need a way to see her drive so I can access it for backup purposes. There must be a way. Thanks.. You're welcome. I was just trying to correct erroneous information. But I don't understand what you mean when you say "I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive)." You don't see a computer from a drive. You see it from someplace like Windows Explorer. Can you be more explicit and explain exactly what you're trying to do, and how? -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In , Lisa West typed: +++Bobby "O"+++ wrote: I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ You didn't say what router you had. After using the *Network Setup Wizard*, I still had to do some configuring in the router's web page. Now with the E: drive being that small, it is FAT32 by default (unless you converted it). It will NOT see NTFS partitions. No, this is not at all correct, on several counts. First of all, there is no question of FAT32 seeing NTFS partitions, nor of NTFS seeing FAT32 partitions. It's the operating system that sees partitions, not the partition themselves or the file systems on them. Second, Windows XP, whether Home or Professional, can see any and all combinations of NTFS, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32, regardless of what file system it itself is installed on. Third, over a network, it doesn't even matter that it's Windows XP. It's data that's moved over the network, without it's underlying file structure. That means that even a Windows 98 computer can access data on an NTFS partition across the network. Fourth, even with drives as small as 3GB, FAT32 is not the default. You get to choose which file system you want. The only restriction in Windows XP is that with drives over 32GB, FAT32 is not a choice (although you can create FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB with an external program). -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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In news:EkmVe.3018$GK2.2598@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed: Yes, it does not show up in Windows Explorer or My Computer on my E: drive. I have given permission to access my wife's drive and it is listed in Windows Explorer and My Computer on my C: drive. My E: and C: drive are on the same physical drive on my PC. Sorry to keep saying the same thing, but I still don't understand what you mean. Your wife's drive is not on your C: drive nor is it on your E: drive. You can't see it *on* either of those drives because it isn't there. When you go to Windows Explorer, you should see *all* the drives that are there, including any mapped network drives. If your wife's drive isn't mapped, it isn't there to see. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In news:IqjVe.3002$GK2.1085@lakeread07, +++Bobby "O"+++ typed: Thanks for the information - it helps me to understand what is correct. However, I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive). I still need a way to see her drive so I can access it for backup purposes. There must be a way. Thanks.. You're welcome. I was just trying to correct erroneous information. But I don't understand what you mean when you say "I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive)." You don't see a computer from a drive. You see it from someplace like Windows Explorer. Can you be more explicit and explain exactly what you're trying to do, and how? -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In , Lisa West typed: +++Bobby "O"+++ wrote: I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ You didn't say what router you had. After using the *Network Setup Wizard*, I still had to do some configuring in the router's web page. Now with the E: drive being that small, it is FAT32 by default (unless you converted it). It will NOT see NTFS partitions. No, this is not at all correct, on several counts. First of all, there is no question of FAT32 seeing NTFS partitions, nor of NTFS seeing FAT32 partitions. It's the operating system that sees partitions, not the partition themselves or the file systems on them. Second, Windows XP, whether Home or Professional, can see any and all combinations of NTFS, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32, regardless of what file system it itself is installed on. Third, over a network, it doesn't even matter that it's Windows XP. It's data that's moved over the network, without it's underlying file structure. That means that even a Windows 98 computer can access data on an NTFS partition across the network. Fourth, even with drives as small as 3GB, FAT32 is not the default. You get to choose which file system you want. The only restriction in Windows XP is that with drives over 32GB, FAT32 is not a choice (although you can create FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB with an external program). -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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If you want your wife's C drive to show in "My Computer" on YOUR system,
right click My Network Places, choose Map Network Drive, and browse to the drive on her machine. You will need to assign it a drive letter when prompted. -- A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here! "+++Bobby "O"+++" wrote in message news:EkmVe.3018$GK2.2598@lakeread07... Yes, it does not show up in Windows Explorer or My Computer on my E: drive. I have given permission to access my wife's drive and it is listed in Windows Explorer and My Computer on my C: drive. My E: and C: drive are on the same physical drive on my PC. "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In news:IqjVe.3002$GK2.1085@lakeread07, +++Bobby "O"+++ typed: Thanks for the information - it helps me to understand what is correct. However, I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive). I still need a way to see her drive so I can access it for backup purposes. There must be a way. Thanks.. You're welcome. I was just trying to correct erroneous information. But I don't understand what you mean when you say "I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive)." You don't see a computer from a drive. You see it from someplace like Windows Explorer. Can you be more explicit and explain exactly what you're trying to do, and how? -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In , Lisa West typed: +++Bobby "O"+++ wrote: I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ You didn't say what router you had. After using the *Network Setup Wizard*, I still had to do some configuring in the router's web page. Now with the E: drive being that small, it is FAT32 by default (unless you converted it). It will NOT see NTFS partitions. No, this is not at all correct, on several counts. First of all, there is no question of FAT32 seeing NTFS partitions, nor of NTFS seeing FAT32 partitions. It's the operating system that sees partitions, not the partition themselves or the file systems on them. Second, Windows XP, whether Home or Professional, can see any and all combinations of NTFS, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32, regardless of what file system it itself is installed on. Third, over a network, it doesn't even matter that it's Windows XP. It's data that's moved over the network, without it's underlying file structure. That means that even a Windows 98 computer can access data on an NTFS partition across the network. Fourth, even with drives as small as 3GB, FAT32 is not the default. You get to choose which file system you want. The only restriction in Windows XP is that with drives over 32GB, FAT32 is not a choice (although you can create FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB with an external program). -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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OK, I tried to map it on my E: drive - but couldn't find it to map. Maybe
I'm doing something wrong - but I had a corporate guru try - and he couldn't figure it out either. Perhaps, if you walked me through the steps (and it doesn't work), I could tell you where in the process I have the problem. "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In news:EkmVe.3018$GK2.2598@lakeread07, +++Bobby "O"+++ typed: Yes, it does not show up in Windows Explorer or My Computer on my E: drive. I have given permission to access my wife's drive and it is listed in Windows Explorer and My Computer on my C: drive. My E: and C: drive are on the same physical drive on my PC. Sorry to keep saying the same thing, but I still don't understand what you mean. Your wife's drive is not on your C: drive nor is it on your E: drive. You can't see it *on* either of those drives because it isn't there. When you go to Windows Explorer, you should see *all* the drives that are there, including any mapped network drives. If your wife's drive isn't mapped, it isn't there to see. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In news:IqjVe.3002$GK2.1085@lakeread07, +++Bobby "O"+++ typed: Thanks for the information - it helps me to understand what is correct. However, I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive). I still need a way to see her drive so I can access it for backup purposes. There must be a way. Thanks.. You're welcome. I was just trying to correct erroneous information. But I don't understand what you mean when you say "I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive)." You don't see a computer from a drive. You see it from someplace like Windows Explorer. Can you be more explicit and explain exactly what you're trying to do, and how? -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In , Lisa West typed: +++Bobby "O"+++ wrote: I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ You didn't say what router you had. After using the *Network Setup Wizard*, I still had to do some configuring in the router's web page. Now with the E: drive being that small, it is FAT32 by default (unless you converted it). It will NOT see NTFS partitions. No, this is not at all correct, on several counts. First of all, there is no question of FAT32 seeing NTFS partitions, nor of NTFS seeing FAT32 partitions. It's the operating system that sees partitions, not the partition themselves or the file systems on them. Second, Windows XP, whether Home or Professional, can see any and all combinations of NTFS, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32, regardless of what file system it itself is installed on. Third, over a network, it doesn't even matter that it's Windows XP. It's data that's moved over the network, without it's underlying file structure. That means that even a Windows 98 computer can access data on an NTFS partition across the network. Fourth, even with drives as small as 3GB, FAT32 is not the default. You get to choose which file system you want. The only restriction in Windows XP is that with drives over 32GB, FAT32 is not a choice (although you can create FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB with an external program). -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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When I browse, her drive doesn't show up.
"NotMe" wrote in message ... If you want your wife's C drive to show in "My Computer" on YOUR system, right click My Network Places, choose Map Network Drive, and browse to the drive on her machine. You will need to assign it a drive letter when prompted. -- A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here! "+++Bobby "O"+++" wrote in message news:EkmVe.3018$GK2.2598@lakeread07... Yes, it does not show up in Windows Explorer or My Computer on my E: drive. I have given permission to access my wife's drive and it is listed in Windows Explorer and My Computer on my C: drive. My E: and C: drive are on the same physical drive on my PC. "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In news:IqjVe.3002$GK2.1085@lakeread07, +++Bobby "O"+++ typed: Thanks for the information - it helps me to understand what is correct. However, I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive). I still need a way to see her drive so I can access it for backup purposes. There must be a way. Thanks.. You're welcome. I was just trying to correct erroneous information. But I don't understand what you mean when you say "I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive)." You don't see a computer from a drive. You see it from someplace like Windows Explorer. Can you be more explicit and explain exactly what you're trying to do, and how? -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In , Lisa West typed: +++Bobby "O"+++ wrote: I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ You didn't say what router you had. After using the *Network Setup Wizard*, I still had to do some configuring in the router's web page. Now with the E: drive being that small, it is FAT32 by default (unless you converted it). It will NOT see NTFS partitions. No, this is not at all correct, on several counts. First of all, there is no question of FAT32 seeing NTFS partitions, nor of NTFS seeing FAT32 partitions. It's the operating system that sees partitions, not the partition themselves or the file systems on them. Second, Windows XP, whether Home or Professional, can see any and all combinations of NTFS, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32, regardless of what file system it itself is installed on. Third, over a network, it doesn't even matter that it's Windows XP. It's data that's moved over the network, without it's underlying file structure. That means that even a Windows 98 computer can access data on an NTFS partition across the network. Fourth, even with drives as small as 3GB, FAT32 is not the default. You get to choose which file system you want. The only restriction in Windows XP is that with drives over 32GB, FAT32 is not a choice (although you can create FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB with an external program). -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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If you used the default share on the wife's machine, it may show as $C:
instead of C: and may not be visible. Did you set the permissions on her drive to 'allow network users to change my files'? Or did you grant specific access only? -- A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here! "+++Bobby "O"+++" wrote in message news:7znVe.3026$GK2.2996@lakeread07... OK, I tried to map it on my E: drive - but couldn't find it to map. Maybe I'm doing something wrong - but I had a corporate guru try - and he couldn't figure it out either. Perhaps, if you walked me through the steps (and it doesn't work), I could tell you where in the process I have the problem. +++Bobby "O"+++ typed: Thanks for the information - it helps me to understand what is correct. However, I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive). I still need a way to see her drive so I can access it for backup purposes. There must be a way. Thanks.. You're welcome. I was just trying to correct erroneous information. But I don't understand what you mean when you say "I still can't 'see' my wife's computer from my E: drive - but can see it from my C: drive (same physical drive)." You don't see a computer from a drive. You see it from someplace like Windows Explorer. Can you be more explicit and explain exactly what you're trying to do, and how? Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In , Lisa West typed: I have two computers in my home connected through a hard wired router. One uses Windows XP Home Edition (my wife's computer) and one uses Windows XP Pro. The PC with the Pro edition has two logical drives. One is very small (3GB) and I only use it to back up my other drives. It also uses Windows XP Pro as the OS. This is my E: drive. From my C: drive, I can 'see' my other PC (my wife's computer) which I want to back up. However, from my E: drive, I cannot 'see' my other PC. Therefore, I can't map it to my backup software. I CAN ping my wife's computer so I know it can be seen that way. This is probably a quirk between the Home Edition and the Pro edition. Does anyone know how to map this drive? Thanks........ You didn't say what router you had. After using the *Network Setup Wizard*, I still had to do some configuring in the router's web page. Now with the E: drive being that small, it is FAT32 by default (unless you converted it). It will NOT see NTFS partitions. snip |
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