On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:21:29 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:45:27 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
> <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:32:11 +0100, Dave Rado wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Gene
>>>
>>> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:1a5vtfsc2da0g$.(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>|
>>>| I see a can of worms now.
>>>
>>> No can of worms at all.
>>>
>>>| 1. I'm not sure why you'd want to copy files to Temp.
>>>
> <snip>
>>>
>>> I can copy any file whatsoever from any folder whatsoever on my Windows 7
>>> machine to any other folder whatsoever on my Windows 7 machine.
>>>
>>> I cannot copy any file whatsoever other than .txt files from any external
>>> drive other than a CD drive to any folder whatsoever on my Windows 7
>>> machine.
>>
>>I'm going to go fishing now.
>
> That's the beauty of these volunteer positions. We can "go fishing"
> whenever we feel like it. When it comes to this thread, I went fishing
> yesterday and have no plans to return. ;-)
>
> I brought along that 'can of worms' that you mentioned earlier. They
> come in handy when the fish are biting.

They are also good fried.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:20:40 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
<not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:21:29 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:45:27 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
>> <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:32:11 +0100, Dave Rado wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Gene
>>>>
>>>> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:1a5vtfsc2da0g$.(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>
>>>>|
>>>>| I see a can of worms now.
>>>>
>>>> No can of worms at all.
>>>>
>>>>| 1. I'm not sure why you'd want to copy files to Temp.
>>>>
>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>> I can copy any file whatsoever from any folder whatsoever on my Windows 7
>>>> machine to any other folder whatsoever on my Windows 7 machine.
>>>>
>>>> I cannot copy any file whatsoever other than .txt files from any external
>>>> drive other than a CD drive to any folder whatsoever on my Windows 7
>>>> machine.
>>>
>>>I'm going to go fishing now.
>>
>> That's the beauty of these volunteer positions. We can "go fishing"
>> whenever we feel like it. When it comes to this thread, I went fishing
>> yesterday and have no plans to return. ;-)
>>
>> I brought along that 'can of worms' that you mentioned earlier. They
>> come in handy when the fish are biting.
>
>They are also good fried.

Yummo! Try frying them in bacon fat for an extra bit of goodness.

--

Char Jackson

"Char Jackson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:20:40 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
> <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:21:29 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:45:27 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
>>> <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:32:11 +0100, Dave Rado wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Gene
>>>>>
>>>>> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1a5vtfsc2da0g$.(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>
>>>>>|
>>>>>| I see a can of worms now.
>>>>>
>>>>> No can of worms at all.
>>>>>
>>>>>| 1. I'm not sure why you'd want to copy files to Temp.
>>>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>> I can copy any file whatsoever from any folder whatsoever on my
>>>>> Windows 7
>>>>> machine to any other folder whatsoever on my Windows 7 machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> I cannot copy any file whatsoever other than .txt files from any
>>>>> external
>>>>> drive other than a CD drive to any folder whatsoever on my Windows
>>>>> 7
>>>>> machine.
>>>>
>>>>I'm going to go fishing now.
>>>
>>> That's the beauty of these volunteer positions. We can "go fishing"
>>> whenever we feel like it. When it comes to this thread, I went
>>> fishing
>>> yesterday and have no plans to return. ;-)
>>>
>>> I brought along that 'can of worms' that you mentioned earlier. They
>>> come in handy when the fish are biting.
>>
>>They are also good fried.
>
> Yummo! Try frying them in bacon fat for an extra bit of goodness.

Heck, I may as well join the fishing trip.... the OP has apparently
decided to disappear without replying to my last suggestions.
Mmmm.... worms!
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

Dave Rado wrote:
> Hi Glen
>
> "glee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:k15c2j$gqc$(E-Mail Removed)...
> |
> | Is the external USB drive you are referring to, connected to the Windows
> | 7 computer, or to the XP computer?
> The Windows 7 computer. Why would I attach it to the XP computer in order to
> access it from the Windows 7 one?
>
> In any case, in my first post I said that the reason for this exercise is
> that the XP computer no longer recognises USB drives, and therefore I
> couldn't back up and restore data using that method.
>
> | Is there only the one USB drive? (in
> | an earlier post you stated that two USB drives were involved).
>
> No I have never had more than one, not sure what I said that you
> misinterpreted.
>
> | Did you share the C: drive on the XP machine, or did you "Map a network
> | drive" on the Win7 machine? You keep using the term "mapping the drive"
> | but your original post was about sharing the drive. At this point I
> | don't know what exactly you have done.
>
> I shared the drive and then after that, in order that I could assign a drive
> letter on the Win 7 machine to the XP drive, I mapped it, so that it now
> appears as drive letter Z on the Win 7 machine.
>
>
Have you tried on the XP box going into Administrative Tools -->
Computer Management --> Storage--> Disk Management and see it its listed
there?

If it is, see if it is assigned a drive letter.
I forget if I deleted the drive or assigned a letter when this happen to
me 6 years ago.

Jim

On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:54:48 -0400, "glee" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>"Char Jackson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:20:40 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
>> <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:21:29 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:45:27 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
>>>> <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:32:11 +0100, Dave Rado wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Gene
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:1a5vtfsc2da0g$.(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>|
>>>>>>| I see a can of worms now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No can of worms at all.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>| 1. I'm not sure why you'd want to copy files to Temp.
>>>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can copy any file whatsoever from any folder whatsoever on my
>>>>>> Windows 7
>>>>>> machine to any other folder whatsoever on my Windows 7 machine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I cannot copy any file whatsoever other than .txt files from any
>>>>>> external
>>>>>> drive other than a CD drive to any folder whatsoever on my Windows
>>>>>> 7
>>>>>> machine.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm going to go fishing now.
>>>>
>>>> That's the beauty of these volunteer positions. We can "go fishing"
>>>> whenever we feel like it. When it comes to this thread, I went
>>>> fishing
>>>> yesterday and have no plans to return. ;-)
>>>>
>>>> I brought along that 'can of worms' that you mentioned earlier. They
>>>> come in handy when the fish are biting.
>>>
>>>They are also good fried.
>>
>> Yummo! Try frying them in bacon fat for an extra bit of goodness.
>
>Heck, I may as well join the fishing trip.... the OP has apparently
>decided to disappear without replying to my last suggestions.
>Mmmm.... worms!

Welcome! Always room for another pole in the water. Got any
marshmallows? Great bait, great snack.

--

Char Jackson

On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:54:48 -0400, "glee" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>"Char Jackson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:20:40 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
>> <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:21:29 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:

[snip]

>>>> I brought along that 'can of worms' that you mentioned earlier. They
>>>> come in handy when the fish are biting.
>>>
>>>They are also good fried.
>>
>> Yummo! Try frying them in bacon fat for an extra bit of goodness.
>
>Heck, I may as well join the fishing trip.... the OP has apparently
>decided to disappear without replying to my last suggestions.
>Mmmm.... worms!

"Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, guess I'll go eat worms..."

Pass. You can have my share, guys.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirhcenko

On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:59:59 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:54:48 -0400, "glee" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>"Char Jackson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:20:40 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
>>> <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:21:29 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:45:27 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
>>>>> <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:32:11 +0100, Dave Rado wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Gene
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:1a5vtfsc2da0g$.(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>|
>>>>>>>| I see a can of worms now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No can of worms at all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>| 1. I'm not sure why you'd want to copy files to Temp.
>>>>>>>
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can copy any file whatsoever from any folder whatsoever on my
>>>>>>> Windows 7
>>>>>>> machine to any other folder whatsoever on my Windows 7 machine.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I cannot copy any file whatsoever other than .txt files from any
>>>>>>> external
>>>>>>> drive other than a CD drive to any folder whatsoever on my Windows
>>>>>>> 7
>>>>>>> machine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm going to go fishing now.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's the beauty of these volunteer positions. We can "go fishing"
>>>>> whenever we feel like it. When it comes to this thread, I went
>>>>> fishing
>>>>> yesterday and have no plans to return. ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> I brought along that 'can of worms' that you mentioned earlier. They
>>>>> come in handy when the fish are biting.
>>>>
>>>>They are also good fried.
>>>
>>> Yummo! Try frying them in bacon fat for an extra bit of goodness.
>>
>>Heck, I may as well join the fishing trip.... the OP has apparently
>>decided to disappear without replying to my last suggestions.
>>Mmmm.... worms!
>
> Welcome! Always room for another pole in the water. Got any
> marshmallows? Great bait, great snack.

This has been very educational.

Based on the information in this subthread, I am considering writing the
definitive edition of the Alt.Windows7.General Cookbook.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

"Gene Wirchenko" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:54:48 -0400, "glee" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>"Char Jackson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:20:40 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
>>> <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:21:29 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>>>>> I brought along that 'can of worms' that you mentioned earlier.
>>>>> They
>>>>> come in handy when the fish are biting.
>>>>
>>>>They are also good fried.
>>>
>>> Yummo! Try frying them in bacon fat for an extra bit of goodness.
>>
>>Heck, I may as well join the fishing trip.... the OP has apparently
>>decided to disappear without replying to my last suggestions.
>>Mmmm.... worms!
>
> "Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, guess I'll go eat worms..."
>
> Pass. You can have my share, guys.

It isn't about liking or hating me, it's about wasting my time trying to
help someone who does not follow up. As for the worms, good! More for
us! :-)
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

Hi Glen

Sorry for the delay in replying but I was away for a couple of days.

I'm a bit surprised by the sarcastic comments elsewhere in the thread - not
everyone is able to be constantly attached to their computer.

Anyway, the problem seems to have resolved itself although I have no idea
why. Details below.

"glee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:k15igt$p7p$(E-Mail Removed)...

| > | Is there only the one USB drive? (in
| > | an earlier post you stated that two USB drives were involved).
| >
| > No I have never had more than one, not sure what I said that you
| > misinterpreted.
|
| Actually I didn't misinterpret... apparently you mis-typed. In one of
| your replies to Paul in Houston, you wrote:
| "But I cannot copy any files other than .txt files from those two
| external hard drives into any folder on the Windows 7 machine."
| Note the "two external hard drives".

No, I didn't mistype, but maybe I wasn't clear enough. I was referring to
the XP drive and the USB drive. There was never more than one USB drive, and
I didn't say there was; but the drive on the XP machine, from the
perspective of the Windows 7 machine, is also an external drive as far as
I'm concerned.


| I don't think the mapped drive letter is the problem, although you could
| try unmapping the Z: drive and just try copying files via Windows
| Explorer> Network> Workgroup, for troubleshooting purposes.

That made no difference, but I tried rebooting the machine, and suddenly it
started copying the files over without problems. It wasn't the first time
I'd rebooted the machine though, and the fact that I don't know what the
cause of the problem was makes me wonder whether it has really gone for
good, but it's working now.

Dave

I should have added, many thanks to you and John Williamson for all your
help in getting the workgroup set up.

Dave


"Dave Rado" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:k1gqho$eb3$(E-Mail Removed)...
| Hi Glen
|
| Sorry for the delay in replying but I was away for a couple of days.
|
| I'm a bit surprised by the sarcastic comments elsewhere in the thread -
not
| everyone is able to be constantly attached to their computer.
|
| Anyway, the problem seems to have resolved itself although I have no idea
| why. Details below.
|
| "glee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| news:k15igt$p7p$(E-Mail Removed)...
|
|| > | Is there only the one USB drive? (in
|| > | an earlier post you stated that two USB drives were involved).
|| >
|| > No I have never had more than one, not sure what I said that you
|| > misinterpreted.
||
|| Actually I didn't misinterpret... apparently you mis-typed. In one of
|| your replies to Paul in Houston, you wrote:
|| "But I cannot copy any files other than .txt files from those two
|| external hard drives into any folder on the Windows 7 machine."
|| Note the "two external hard drives".
|
| No, I didn't mistype, but maybe I wasn't clear enough. I was referring to
| the XP drive and the USB drive. There was never more than one USB drive,
and
| I didn't say there was; but the drive on the XP machine, from the
| perspective of the Windows 7 machine, is also an external drive as far as
| I'm concerned.
|
|
|| I don't think the mapped drive letter is the problem, although you could
|| try unmapping the Z: drive and just try copying files via Windows
|| Explorer> Network> Workgroup, for troubleshooting purposes.
|
| That made no difference, but I tried rebooting the machine, and suddenly
it
| started copying the files over without problems. It wasn't the first time
| I'd rebooted the machine though, and the fact that I don't know what the
| cause of the problem was makes me wonder whether it has really gone for
| good, but it's working now.
|
| Dave
|
|