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Disable firewall till AFTER you map the drive. Also check the ip address
that you are using. It boils down to you haven't set up networking
properly on the "second operating system" that you have on the PC.
+++Bobby "O"+++ wrote:
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:e45AqXHuFHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
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>>And the operating system you are booting from on E:?
>
>
> I've already answered this - Windows XP Pro
>
> And if XP is the
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>>Firewall disabled?
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>
> It is NOT disabled on either my C: or E: drive - but I CAN access my wife's
> C: drive from MY C: drive.
>
> And is the workgroup the same on that operating sysem?
>
> The workgroup is the same.
>
>>+++Bobby "O"+++ wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The Username and Password are the same for both the E: and C: drives on
>>>my PC.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>news:%23lKBJgGuFHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>>>And what is the Username/password combination when you "boot into E:" as
>>>>compared to when you "boot into C:" ? You really need to start from the
>>>>top on this, all the little "gotchas" that you keep adding in are keeping
>>>>people from figuring out where the problem is.
>>>>
>>>>+++Bobby "O"+++ wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>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.....
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
>>>>>news:eBdrOu$tFHA.2792@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>In news:7znVe.3026$GK2.2996@lakeread07,
>>>>>>+++Bobby "O"+++ <rmo555@cox.net> 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" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
>>>>>>>news:%23WhWme%23tFHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>In news:EkmVe.3018$GK2.2598@lakeread07,
>>>>>>>>+++Bobby "O"+++ <rmo555@cox.net> typed:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Yes, it does not show up in Windows Explorer or My Computer on my E:
>>>>>>>>>drive. I have given permission to access my wife's drive and it is
>>>>>>>>>listed in Windows Explorer and My Computer on my C: drive. My E:
>>>>>>>>>and C: drive are on the same physical drive on my PC.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Sorry to keep saying the same thing, but I still don't understand
>>>>>>>>what you mean. Your wife's drive is not on your C: drive nor is it
>>>>>>>>on your E: drive. You can't see it *on* either of those drives
>>>>>>>>because it isn't there.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>When you go to Windows Explorer, you should see *all* the drives
>>>>>>>>that are there, including any mapped network drives. If your wife's
>>>>>>>>drive isn't mapped, it isn't there to see.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>>Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>>>>>>>>Please reply to the newsgroup
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>news:eJZJPk8tFHA.1032@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>In news:IqjVe.3002$GK2.1085@lakeread07,
>>>>>>>>>>+++Bobby "O"+++ <rmo555@cox.net> 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" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>news:%23hz7oA8tFHA.2880@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>In news:HP3Ve.30574$%w.9307@twister.nyc.rr.com,
>>>>>>>>>>>>Lisa West <lisaj@NO_SPAM.si.rr.com.NO_CAPS> 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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