Accessing files on desktop
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From: prodenver on 11 Jul 2005 16:05 I have my wireless router connected through my desktop computer. My new portable has no trouble getting the internet connection and it sees my desktop. But, I can't access the files on my desktop from the laptop. I've checked file sharing and its correct. In fact, from my laptop I can use the printer attached to the desktop. I get the message that the desktop is not accessible when I try to open up the desktop from the laptop.
From: Dave on 11 Jul 2005 17:20 have you shared a folder on the desktop? "prodenver" <c5pro(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:3E920F0A-DECE-4D6F-8F18-88B04AD38784(a)microsoft.com... >I have my wireless router connected through my desktop computer. My new > portable has no trouble getting the internet connection and it sees my > desktop. But, I can't access the files on my desktop from the laptop. I've > checked file sharing and its correct. In fact, from my laptop I can use > the > printer attached to the desktop. I get the message that the desktop is not > accessible when I try to open up the desktop from the laptop.
From: prodenver on 11 Jul 2005 19:42 I clicked on each drive on the desktop and selected share. Was that the right thing to do? "Dave" wrote: > have you shared a folder on the desktop? > > "prodenver" <c5pro(a)aol.com> wrote in message > news:3E920F0A-DECE-4D6F-8F18-88B04AD38784(a)microsoft.com... > >I have my wireless router connected through my desktop computer. My new > > portable has no trouble getting the internet connection and it sees my > > desktop. But, I can't access the files on my desktop from the laptop. I've > > checked file sharing and its correct. In fact, from my laptop I can use > > the > > printer attached to the desktop. I get the message that the desktop is not > > accessible when I try to open up the desktop from the laptop. > > >
From: Dave on 11 Jul 2005 20:19 well, you need to share at least one folder or drive so the other machine has something to access. "prodenver" <c5pro(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:DC19E4DF-E03A-41C3-9373-8B840F8B6353(a)microsoft.com... > > I clicked on each drive on the desktop and selected share. Was that the > right thing to do? > > "Dave" wrote: > >> have you shared a folder on the desktop? >> >> "prodenver" <c5pro(a)aol.com> wrote in message >> news:3E920F0A-DECE-4D6F-8F18-88B04AD38784(a)microsoft.com... >> >I have my wireless router connected through my desktop computer. My new >> > portable has no trouble getting the internet connection and it sees my >> > desktop. But, I can't access the files on my desktop from the laptop. >> > I've >> > checked file sharing and its correct. In fact, from my laptop I can use >> > the >> > printer attached to the desktop. I get the message that the desktop is >> > not >> > accessible when I try to open up the desktop from the laptop. >> >> >>
From: DanR on 12 Jul 2005 18:31 What do you mean "each drive on the desktop"? If you mean you shared everything from "My Computer" that is not safe. Undo that. Then create a folder on your desktop. Right click on it and enable sharing of that one folder. Then put something in it like a text file. Then see if you can see that folder and that file from the other computer. prodenver wrote: > I clicked on each drive on the desktop and selected share. Was that the > right thing to do? > > "Dave" wrote: > >> have you shared a folder on the desktop? >> >> "prodenver" <c5pro(a)aol.com> wrote in message >> news:3E920F0A-DECE-4D6F-8F18-88B04AD38784(a)microsoft.com... >>> I have my wireless router connected through my desktop computer. My new >>> portable has no trouble getting the internet connection and it sees my >>> desktop. But, I can't access the files on my desktop from the laptop. I've >>> checked file sharing and its correct. In fact, from my laptop I can use >>> the >>> printer attached to the desktop. I get the message that the desktop is not >>> accessible when I try to open up the desktop from the laptop.
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