Can't find a networked drive

OK, I turned of the Windows firewall.


"Ken Blake" wrote in message
...
In news:JwDVe.3091$GK2.1815@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:

Could my firewalls have anything to do with this issue? I have Zone
Alarm and the Windows XP firewalls activated.


Are they both running on both boot drives? If so, probably not.

If not it's possible, but I can't say how likely.

But you shouldn't run two firewalls. You achieve no extra protection, you
incur the extra overhead of running two firewalls, and you run the risk
(probably small, but not zero) of conflicts between them.

See http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu.../firewall.mspx

which includes the following:

"Q. Should I use both the built-in firewall and a software firewall from a
different company on my Windows XP computer?



"A. No. Running multiple software firewalls is unnecessary for typical
home computers, home networking, and small-business networking scenarios.
Using two firewalls on the same connection could cause issues with
connectivity to the Internet or other unexpected behavior. One firewall,
whether it is the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall or a different
software firewall, can provide substantial protection for your computer."



Also note that if you update your third-party firewall to a new version,
the update routine will probably turn it off first. If the Windows
firewall isn't running, you will temporarily be left with no running
firewall, which is very dangerous. So turn on the Windows firewall
temporarily before doing maintenance on your third-party firewall.





The Windows firewall monitors incoming traffic only. Almost any
third-party firewall will also monitor outbound traffic, stopping rogue
programs trying to call home, and is a better choice.


--
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"Ken Blake" wrote in message
...
In news:3xqVe.3035$GK2.256@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:
I'll try another way to explain my problem:

I have two computers on my network - my wife's and mine. Both have
one physical drive. Her's has one logical drive (C and mine has
two logical drives (C: and E. I have my wife's PC showing as a
line item in My Computer on my C: drive because I mapped it there.
However, when I boot into my E: drive, I cannot map her drive to my
E: drive because I can't find it when I browse for it. In other
words, I cannot access her C: drive from my E: drive - only from my
C: drive. I hope this is clearer. Thanks.....


Yes, it's clearer. Thank you. If you had said earlier that you were
dual-booting, I had missed it.

What operating system are you running when you boot from C: and what
operating system when you boot from E:?

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"Ken Blake" wrote in message
...
In news:7znVe.3026$GK2.2996@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:

OK, I tried to map it on my E: drive - but couldn't find it to
map.


I hate to keep harping on the same thing, but you're saying
something wrong, and it isn't clear to me what you mean. You
*can't* map it on your E: drive. Your E: drive is a physical drive
on your computer. You can only map it to a drive that doesn't
exist on your computer. For example, if you don't have a Z: drive,
you could map her drive to Z: --
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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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.

--
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"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
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"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

In news:HWDVe.3094$GK2.1939@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:

I use the E: drive to back up my C: drive. If I try a backup
from
the C: drive, it won't back up files that are in use by the
operating
system.


You're doing it the hard way. You need only one copy of the
operating system, but you need better backup software. If you
want to back up the entire disk, get a product like Ghost,
DriveImage, or TrueImage

Also, if you've installed a single copy of Windows twice, even on
the same machine, you're probably in violation of the EULA.

But most important, if you're backing up to a second partition on
a single physical drive, if I were you, I'd rethink that backup
strategy entirely. The backup issue, in my view, is much more
significant than your networking problem.
I don't recommend backup to a second non-removable hard drive
(even if were a second physical drive) because it leaves you
susceptible to simultaneous loss of the original and backup to
many of the most common dangers: severe power glitches, nearby
lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the computer. In
your case, backup up to a second partition, add head crashes to
the list of vulneravilities.



In my view, secure backup needs to be on removable media, and not
kept in the computer. For really secure backup (needed, for
example, if the life of your business depends on your data) you
should have multiple generations of backup, and at least one of
those generations should be stored off-site.

My computer isn't used for business, but my personal backup
scheme uses two identical removable hard drives, which fit into a
sleeve installed in the computer. I alternate between the two,
and use Drive Image to make a complete copy of the primary drive.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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"Ken Blake" wrote in message
...
In news:qpDVe.3090$GK2.1321@lakeread07
,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:
I'm using the same operating system on both the C: and E:
drives -
Windows XP Pro - on MY computer.


It's unlikely that it has anything to do with your problem,
but as an
aside, why do you have two installations of the same operating
system on your computer?

--
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Perhaps I should start from the beginning to set up mt E:
drive on
the network - but I'd have to ask you to walk me through it.



"Ken Blake" wrote in
message
...
In news:3xqVe.3035$GK2.256@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:
I'll try another way to explain my problem:

I have two computers on my network - my wife's and mine.
Both have
one physical drive. Her's has one logical drive (C and
mine has
two logical drives (C: and E. I have my wife's PC
showing as a
line item in My Computer on my C: drive because I mapped it
there.
However, when I boot into my E: drive, I cannot map her
drive to
my E: drive because I can't find it when I browse for it.
In
other words, I cannot access her C: drive from my E:
drive - only
from my C: drive. I hope this is clearer. Thanks.....


Yes, it's clearer. Thank you. If you had said earlier that
you were
dual-booting, I had missed it.

What operating system are you running when you boot from C:
and
what operating system when you boot from E:?

--
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"Ken Blake" wrote in
message
...
In news:7znVe.3026$GK2.2996@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:

OK, I tried to map it on my E: drive - but couldn't find
it to
map.


I hate to keep harping on the same thing, but you're
saying
something wrong, and it isn't clear to me what you mean.
You
*can't* map it on your E: drive. Your E: drive is a
physical
drive on your computer. You can only map it to a drive
that
doesn't exist on your computer. For example, if you don't
have a
Z: drive, you could map her drive to Z: --
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


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

Hi Bobby,

As Ken said, you will need to ghost your main drive to get a complete
system backup. However, this is a bit tedious and you will likely not
do it every day. Thus you will eventually experience a hard drive crash
and lose data. Even a week's data loss can be a major inconvienence.

What I suggest to people who want a complete backup is to centralize
your personal data (my documents, favorites, desktop, email, address
book) into one folder (I use tweakUI for this). With all personal data
thus centralized, it's a simple job to use freeware backup tools to
keep daily backups of your critical data.

As far as the system ghosting is concerned, you can do this once in a
month or after a major software install or update. This way you have
the best of both backup types. Just be sure, as Ken stated, not to
backup to a second partition on the same drive.

Here's a link to TweakUI:


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

And to a roundup of freeware backup tools:

http://free-backup.info/backup-software.htm

Good luck,
Chad

For my backup from drive E:, I am backing up to a Maxtor 250GB external
drive. In addition, I use Ghost to copy my physical drive to an identical
physical drive at least once a week. This drive is then removed and stored
off-site.

I still have the networking issue.



"Ken Blake" wrote in message
...
In news:HWDVe.3094$GK2.1939@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:

I use the E: drive to back up my C: drive. If I try a backup from
the C: drive, it won't back up files that are in use by the operating
system.


You're doing it the hard way. You need only one copy of the operating
system, but you need better backup software. If you want to back up the
entire disk, get a product like Ghost, DriveImage, or TrueImage

Also, if you've installed a single copy of Windows twice, even on the same
machine, you're probably in violation of the EULA.

But most important, if you're backing up to a second partition on a single
physical drive, if I were you, I'd rethink that backup strategy entirely.
The backup issue, in my view, is much more significant than your
networking problem.
I don't recommend backup to a second non-removable hard drive (even if
were a second physical drive) because it leaves you susceptible to
simultaneous loss of the original and backup to many of the most common
dangers: severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks,
even theft of the computer. In your case, backup up to a second partition,
add head crashes to the list of vulneravilities.



In my view, secure backup needs to be on removable media, and not kept in
the computer. For really secure backup (needed, for example, if the life
of your business depends on your data) you should have multiple
generations of backup, and at least one of those generations should be
stored off-site.

My computer isn't used for business, but my personal backup scheme uses
two identical removable hard drives, which fit into a sleeve installed in
the computer. I alternate between the two, and use Drive Image to make a
complete copy of the primary drive.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


"Ken Blake" wrote in message
...
In news:qpDVe.3090$GK2.1321@lakeread07
,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:
I'm using the same operating system on both the C: and E: drives -
Windows XP Pro - on MY computer.


It's unlikely that it has anything to do with your problem, but as an
aside, why do you have two installations of the same operating
system on your computer?

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


Perhaps I should start from the beginning to set up mt E: drive on
the network - but I'd have to ask you to walk me through it.



"Ken Blake" wrote in message
...
In news:3xqVe.3035$GK2.256@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:
I'll try another way to explain my problem:

I have two computers on my network - my wife's and mine. Both have
one physical drive. Her's has one logical drive (C and mine has
two logical drives (C: and E. I have my wife's PC showing as a
line item in My Computer on my C: drive because I mapped it there.
However, when I boot into my E: drive, I cannot map her drive to
my E: drive because I can't find it when I browse for it. In
other words, I cannot access her C: drive from my E: drive - only
from my C: drive. I hope this is clearer. Thanks.....


Yes, it's clearer. Thank you. If you had said earlier that you were
dual-booting, I had missed it.

What operating system are you running when you boot from C: and
what operating system when you boot from E:?

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


"Ken Blake" wrote in message
...
In news:7znVe.3026$GK2.2996@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:

OK, I tried to map it on my E: drive - but couldn't find it to
map.


I hate to keep harping on the same thing, but you're saying
something wrong, and it isn't clear to me what you mean. You
*can't* map it on your E: drive. Your E: drive is a physical
drive on your computer. You can only map it to a drive that
doesn't exist on your computer. For example, if you don't have a
Z: drive, you could map her drive to Z: --
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


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

As for the "networking issue" I suggest that you use the settings you
have for the operating system on "C:" as a template for the E: install.
You may need to remove ZA for the moment and perhaps disable the Windows
XP one until you "connect". Then install the ZA one if you want to use
it. But you shouldn't have two running.

+++Bobby "O"+++ wrote:

For my backup from drive E:, I am backing up to a Maxtor 250GB external
drive. In addition, I use Ghost to copy my physical drive to an identical
physical drive at least once a week. This drive is then removed and stored
off-site.

I still have the networking issue.



"Ken Blake" wrote in message
...

In news:HWDVe.3094$GK2.1939@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:


I use the E: drive to back up my C: drive. If I try a backup from
the C: drive, it won't back up files that are in use by the operating
system.


You're doing it the hard way. You need only one copy of the operating
system, but you need better backup software. If you want to back up the
entire disk, get a product like Ghost, DriveImage, or TrueImage

Also, if you've installed a single copy of Windows twice, even on the same
machine, you're probably in violation of the EULA.

But most important, if you're backing up to a second partition on a single
physical drive, if I were you, I'd rethink that backup strategy entirely.
The backup issue, in my view, is much more significant than your
networking problem.
I don't recommend backup to a second non-removable hard drive (even if
were a second physical drive) because it leaves you susceptible to
simultaneous loss of the original and backup to many of the most common
dangers: severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks,
even theft of the computer. In your case, backup up to a second partition,
add head crashes to the list of vulneravilities.



In my view, secure backup needs to be on removable media, and not kept in
the computer. For really secure backup (needed, for example, if the life
of your business depends on your data) you should have multiple
generations of backup, and at least one of those generations should be
stored off-site.

My computer isn't used for business, but my personal backup scheme uses
two identical removable hard drives, which fit into a sleeve installed in
the computer. I alternate between the two, and use Drive Image to make a
complete copy of the primary drive.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup



"Ken Blake" wrote in message
. ..

In news:qpDVe.3090$GK2.1321@lakeread07
,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:

I'm using the same operating system on both the C: and E: drives -
Windows XP Pro - on MY computer.


It's unlikely that it has anything to do with your problem, but as an
aside, why do you have two installations of the same operating
system on your computer?

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup



Perhaps I should start from the beginning to set up mt E: drive on
the network - but I'd have to ask you to walk me through it.



"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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In news:3xqVe.3035$GK2.256@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:

I'll try another way to explain my problem:

I have two computers on my network - my wife's and mine. Both have
one physical drive. Her's has one logical drive (C and mine has
two logical drives (C: and E. I have my wife's PC showing as a
line item in My Computer on my C: drive because I mapped it there.
However, when I boot into my E: drive, I cannot map her drive to
my E: drive because I can't find it when I browse for it. In
other words, I cannot access her C: drive from my E: drive - only
from my C: drive. I hope this is clearer. Thanks.....


Yes, it's clearer. Thank you. If you had said earlier that you were
dual-booting, I had missed it.

What operating system are you running when you boot from C: and
what operating system when you boot from E:?

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In news:7znVe.3026$GK2.2996@lakeread07,
+++Bobby "O"+++ typed:


OK, I tried to map it on my E: drive - but couldn't find it to
map.


I hate to keep harping on the same thing, but you're saying
something wrong, and it isn't clear to me what you mean. You
*can't* map it on your E: drive. Your E: drive is a physical
drive on your computer. You can only map it to a drive that
doesn't exist on your computer. For example, if you don't have a
Z: drive, you could map her drive to Z: --
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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.


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). --
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