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Is it possible to add a network drive to My Computer?
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Post Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 3:33 pm   Post subject: Is it possible to add a network drive to My Computer? Reply with quote Back to top  
I'm about to build a 'file server', I call it that, but I have no idea if it will actually serve any files. I wanted the comps on the network to be able to see the drives on this server when they click My Computer. I will be using WinXP Pro on all but 1 PC. That PC has WinXP Home.

Is this possible?

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Post Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 3:48 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Map the network drive to a letter. Worked for me in win2000.

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Post Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 5:28 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Works in any MS OS from Win 3.1 upwards. Map a shared directory to a drive letter.

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Post Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 1:49 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
What Do You Mean ?? Confused

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Post Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 2:06 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
I Mean That You Can See More Drives Than Are Physically Present Inside Your Computer.

There Are Twenty-Six Letters Which Can Be Used. Some Of Them Refer To The Drives (Hard/Floppy/CD/Etc.) Which Are In The Computer. The Remaining Ones Can Be Used To Connect To A Shared Directory On Another Computer.

Any Drives Mapped To A Network Share On Another Computer Will Appear In The List Of Drives Just Like The Local (Inside The Computer) Drives.

Launch Windows Explorer. Click On Tools - Map Network Drive. Pick A Spare Drive Letter And Type The UNC Path (\\Server\Share) To The Shared Directory You Want To Use.

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