I've lived in the Domain world to long, I need map a drive with XP Home...

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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
 
Kelvin said:
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
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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 here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/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://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
 
Thanks, that helps!


Bruce Chambers said:
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 here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/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://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
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