Deb - The term "mapping" just means assigning a drive letter to a networked shared folder. It allows you to access it by using "L:\Transfer" instead of \\desktop\Transfer. So if you can't see those shared folders, "mapping" isn't going to get you any further.
It really isn't smart to share out your entire C drive, so I'm with you on that. That being said, if it's your network, behind your firewall, and your data isn't "highly classified" then it's probably not that big of a deal. Don't worry about the whole "$" thing - just wanted to bring it to your attention in case you were trying to share the entire C drive. I think starting over is a good idea. Where are you located at? Todd -----Original Message----- From: PBC Web Design [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [wdvltalk] OT: GRRRRR!!! shared folders are empty! At 11:10 PM 3/16/2006, you wrote: >No, you don't have to reboot each time. What folder are you trying to >share? Is it just a normal folder, or is it a system folder? I don't think I've tried to share any system folders, some are just folders w/data in them that I've saved over time. I tried my Macromedia folder and a game folder. >Also, what names are you giving your folders? For instance, if you are >trying to share the entire C drive, then by default it names the share "C$" >(the $ means it is a hidden share). So you can't access it by going >\\desktop\c, you would need to actually use \\desktop\c$. I would suggest >not using spaces in the names of the shares, as that opens up the >opportunity for typos, etc. I read somewhere in some link that was given to me that sharing the entire C drive is not smart, opens things up more for security issues and w/the way things are going I'm afraid to do the whole C drive anyway. I never saw any instructions for using the $ sign so that's something new. Having the entire desktop C drive available to me on my laptop would be GREAT and that's why I'm wondering if mapping isn't what I should be doing instead. >Are you using this folder strictly for transferring files between the two >computers? If so, start over. Create a brand new folder (maybe called >"Transfer") on one of the drives. Then use the options to share it. You >should then be able to go to the other computer, type the name of the >desktop - \\desktop - and see the shared folder as being available. Try >this first. If you are not able to see it or are getting an error message >typing just \\desktop, then there is a naming problem or a permissions >problem. Ok. >Just the other day, I had two transfer files between an old computer and a >new one. So I set up a "transfer" folder on one machine and dropped all the >files into it that I wanted on the new one. Then ran over to the new one >and moved them over. It saved me so much time over trying to create disks, >etc. Hey hey hey! No simple networking bragging allowed! No fair! >Let us/me know - we will get you through this!!! :) Right now I'm trying a system restore on my desktop back to last week sometime and going to do my laptop next. Hopefully that will wipe out all the stuff I've done so I don't have to manually backtrack. My luck the System Restore won't "take" ... Deb >Todd > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: PBC Web Design [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:41 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [wdvltalk] OT: GRRRRR!!! shared folders are empty! > >At 09:07 PM 3/16/2006, you wrote: > >I understood it isn't instantaneous after this was mentioned. It's > >been hours and still not showing up even earlier when I wrote. > >I just tried another folder that has .txt files in it only. Rebooted >both computers. It shared fine, can see it on the laptop. Then I >added a test.txt to the newly shared desktop folder, never showed up >in the laptop. It doesn't make any sense that some folders will >share and others won't does it? I'm taking the same steps each time. >If I add a file to an already shared folder on the desktop that I can >see on the laptop, is it not supposed to show up on the laptop shared >folder? Please tell me I don't have to reboot each time I add a file >to a shared folder in order for it to show up! > > >:: Deb >:: http://www.puterbug.com >:: Professional Web Design, SEO >:: VPS Web Hosting Services >:: Offlist eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude] > > >____ . 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