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How can I mount shared disks on a computer which is not in the same work
group without renaming it (usually elsewhere and occasonaly on my network) ?
All are running XP-SP2 (home)

Thanks

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As long as it's on the same sub-net:

net use [drive]: \\[machinename]\[sharename]

You can also make it persistant by adding /persistent:yes

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Walter Clayton
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"Jacques" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How can I mount shared disks on a computer which is not in the same work
> group without renaming it (usually elsewhere and occasonaly on my network)
> ? All are running XP-SP2 (home)
>
> Thanks
>

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Thanks, worked fine.
"Walter Clayton" <w-claytonNO@SPmvpsAM.org> a écrit dans le message de news:
uwOiB7NWFHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> As long as it's on the same sub-net:
>
> net use [drive]: \\[machinename]\[sharename]
>
> You can also make it persistant by adding /persistent:yes
>
> --
> Walter Clayton
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
>
>
> "Jacques" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:e67Md9LWFHA.2420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> How can I mount shared disks on a computer which is not in the same work
>> group without renaming it (usually elsewhere and occasonaly on my
>> network) ? All are running XP-SP2 (home)
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>

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