Sharing files on a wireless network

[dave.rado]

Hi

I have an XP laptop that is on its last legs, and a Windows 7 one that I'vebought to replace it. The old one no longer reads external media (such as CDs or my USB drive), so the only way I can get my data across to the new machine is by sharing its files on my wireless network.

On my XP machine, under Tools + Folder Options + View, I have selected "Usesimple file sharing (recommended)". It was deselected before, but is selected now.

Having done the above, I then right-clicked my C:\ drive and selected sharing and security. According to help pages such as the one at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS, I should see a "Network" tab. But I don't. I do have a "Sharing" tab, though, but the help page at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS says: "If no Network tab appears in the window, but a Sharing tab appears instead, close this window and ensure the Simple File Sharing option was enabled in the earlier step before proceeding." But the Simple File Sharing option *is* enabled. And restarting Windows makes no difference.

What am I doing wrong?

Dave

 

[Paul in Houston TX]

Hi

I have an XP laptop that is on its last legs, and a Windows 7 one
that I've bought to replace it. The old one no longer reads external
media (such as CDs or my USB drive), so the only way I can get my
data across to the new machine is by sharing its files on my wireless
network.

On my XP machine, under Tools + Folder Options + View, I have
selected "Use simple file sharing (recommended)". It was deselected
before, but is selected now.

Having done the above, I then right-clicked my C:\ drive and selected
sharing and security. According to help pages such as the one at
http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS, I should see a "Network" tab. But I don't. I do
have a "Sharing" tab, though, but the help page at
http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS says: "If no Network tab appears in the window,
but a Sharing tab appears instead, close this window and ensure the
Simple File Sharing option was enabled in the earlier step before
proceeding." But the Simple File Sharing option *is* enabled. And
restarting Windows makes no difference.

What am I doing wrong?

Dave

Connecting a win7 machine to an xp machine is not easy.
It may be easier to buy an external USB housing for
the old drive and use it as a back up for the win7 machine.
However, if you want to try:
Make sure both machines can connect to the router.
Both machines will have to use identical user names
and passwords. Both machines will have to use the
same Workgroup. Do not use Homegroup.
Connect each other first then worry about sharing.
Consider cross posting to the win7 group.

 

[Dave Rado]

Hi Paul

As you asked me to cross-post this to the Windows 7 group (and I couldn't
find any Microsoft ones, only alt.windows7.general, which I'm therefore
cross-posting to), I've pasted in my original post at the foot of this
message for the sake of those who can't see the original post itself.



| Connecting a win7 machine to an xp machine is not easy.
| It may be easier to buy an external USB housing for
| the old drive and use it as a back up for the win7 machine.
| However, if you want to try:
| Make sure both machines can connect to the router.
| Both machines will have to use identical user names
| and passwords. Both machines will have to use the
| same Workgroup. Do not use Homegroup.
| Connect each other first then worry about sharing.
| Consider cross posting to the win7 group.

They are already both connected the router and are already both using the
same username and password. But the issue is that I can't work out how to
set up the XP drive to be shared by *any* other PC regardless of what
operating system happens to be on the other PC; and until I've got that far,
the OS on the other machine will surely be a red herring.

As I said in my previous post, on the XP machine, according to help pages
such as the one at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS, if I right-click my C:\ drive and
select "Sharing and Security," I should see a "Network" tab. But I don't see
one. I do have a "Sharing" tab, but the help page at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS
says: "If no Network tab appears in the window, but a Sharing tab appears
instead, close this window and ensure the Simple File Sharing option was
enabled in the earlier step before proceeding." But the Simple File Sharing
option *is* enabled. And restarting Windows makes no difference.

So I haven't got past first base, in terms of telling the XP machine that I
want to share its drive. Until I've done that, what's on the other machine
isn't really relevant, surely.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Dave


Hi

I have an XP laptop that is on its last legs, and a Windows 7 one that I've
bought to replace it. The old one no longer reads external media (such as
CDs or my USB drive), so the only way I can get my data across to the new
machine is by sharing its files on my wireless network.

On my XP machine, under Tools + Folder Options + View, I have selected "Use
simple file sharing (recommended)". It was deselected before, but is
selected now.

Having done the above, I then right-clicked my C:\ drive and selected
sharing and security. According to help pages such as the one at
http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS, I should see a "Network" tab. But I don't. I do have a
"Sharing" tab, though, but the help page at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS says: "If
no Network tab appears in the window, but a Sharing tab appears instead,
close this window and ensure the Simple File Sharing option was enabled in
the earlier step before proceeding." But the Simple File Sharing option *is*
enabled. And restarting Windows makes no difference.

What am I doing wrong?

Dave

 

[Paul in Houston TX]

Hi Paul

As you asked me to cross-post this to the Windows 7 group (and I couldn't
find any Microsoft ones, only alt.windows7.general, which I'm therefore
cross-posting to), I've pasted in my original post at the foot of this
message for the sake of those who can't see the original post itself.



| Connecting a win7 machine to an xp machine is not easy.
| It may be easier to buy an external USB housing for
| the old drive and use it as a back up for the win7 machine.
| However, if you want to try:
| Make sure both machines can connect to the router.
| Both machines will have to use identical user names
| and passwords. Both machines will have to use the
| same Workgroup. Do not use Homegroup.
| Connect each other first then worry about sharing.
| Consider cross posting to the win7 group.

They are already both connected the router and are already both using the
same username and password. But the issue is that I can't work out how to
set up the XP drive to be shared by *any* other PC regardless of what
operating system happens to be on the other PC; and until I've got that far,
the OS on the other machine will surely be a red herring.

As I said in my previous post, on the XP machine, according to help pages
such as the one at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS, if I right-click my C:\ drive and
select "Sharing and Security," I should see a "Network" tab. But I don't see
one. I do have a "Sharing" tab, but the help page at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS
says: "If no Network tab appears in the window, but a Sharing tab appears
instead, close this window and ensure the Simple File Sharing option was
enabled in the earlier step before proceeding." But the Simple File Sharing
option *is* enabled. And restarting Windows makes no difference.

So I haven't got past first base, in terms of telling the XP machine that I
want to share its drive. Until I've done that, what's on the other machine
isn't really relevant, surely.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Dave


Hi

I have an XP laptop that is on its last legs, and a Windows 7 one that I've
bought to replace it. The old one no longer reads external media (such as
CDs or my USB drive), so the only way I can get my data across to the new
machine is by sharing its files on my wireless network.

On my XP machine, under Tools + Folder Options + View, I have selected "Use
simple file sharing (recommended)". It was deselected before, but is
selected now.

Having done the above, I then right-clicked my C:\ drive and selected
sharing and security. According to help pages such as the one at
http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS, I should see a "Network" tab. But I don't. I do have a
"Sharing" tab, though, but the help page at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS says: "If
no Network tab appears in the window, but a Sharing tab appears instead,
close this window and ensure the Simple File Sharing option was enabled in
the earlier step before proceeding." But the Simple File Sharing option *is*
enabled. And restarting Windows makes no difference.

What am I doing wrong?

Dave

One machine is Win 7, correct?
Do you have other XP machines?
See if this helps:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com.../thread/033c418b-1096-4df7-bfad-fd3d431f3cd5/

 

[glee]

Hi

I have an XP laptop that is on its last legs, and a Windows 7 one that
I've bought to
replace it. The old one no longer reads external media (such as CDs or
my USB drive), so
the only way I can get my data across to the new machine is by sharing
its files on my
wireless network.

On my XP machine, under Tools + Folder Options + View, I have selected
"Use simple file
sharing (recommended)". It was deselected before, but is selected now.

Having done the above, I then right-clicked my C:\ drive and selected
sharing and
security. According to help pages such as the one at
http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS, I should see a
"Network" tab. But I don't. I do have a "Sharing" tab, though, but the
help page at
http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS says: "If no Network tab appears in the window,
but a Sharing tab
appears instead, close this window and ensure the Simple File Sharing
option was enabled
in the earlier step before proceeding." But the Simple File Sharing
option *is* enabled.
And restarting Windows makes no difference.

What am I doing wrong?

Dave

Why are you trying to share the entire C: drive in the first place?
Most of the files on C: are OS and program files that you can't utilize
anyway. Just share the particular folders on the XP system that you
need to access your data.

 

[Dave Rado]

No I only have my XP laptop and the Windows 7 laptop that I bought to
replace it.

The link you gave me was to an article about Windows 7 but I'm still stuck
on how to tell my XP (not my Windows 7) machine that I want the files on it
to be shared. That's what I need help with at this stage.

Dave


| Dave Rado wrote:
| > Hi Paul
| >
| > As you asked me to cross-post this to the Windows 7 group (and I
couldn't
| > find any Microsoft ones, only alt.windows7.general, which I'm therefore
| > cross-posting to), I've pasted in my original post at the foot of this
| > message for the sake of those who can't see the original post itself.
| >
| >
| > | >
| > | Connecting a win7 machine to an xp machine is not easy.
| > | It may be easier to buy an external USB housing for
| > | the old drive and use it as a back up for the win7 machine.
| > | However, if you want to try:
| > | Make sure both machines can connect to the router.
| > | Both machines will have to use identical user names
| > | and passwords. Both machines will have to use the
| > | same Workgroup. Do not use Homegroup.
| > | Connect each other first then worry about sharing.
| > | Consider cross posting to the win7 group.
| >
| > They are already both connected the router and are already both using
the
| > same username and password. But the issue is that I can't work out how
to
| > set up the XP drive to be shared by *any* other PC regardless of what
| > operating system happens to be on the other PC; and until I've got that
far,
| > the OS on the other machine will surely be a red herring.
| >
| > As I said in my previous post, on the XP machine, according to help
pages
| > such as the one at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS, if I right-click my C:\ drive
and
| > select "Sharing and Security," I should see a "Network" tab. But I don't
see
| > one. I do have a "Sharing" tab, but the help page at
http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS
| > says: "If no Network tab appears in the window, but a Sharing tab
appears
| > instead, close this window and ensure the Simple File Sharing option was
| > enabled in the earlier step before proceeding." But the Simple File
Sharing
| > option *is* enabled. And restarting Windows makes no difference.
| >
| > So I haven't got past first base, in terms of telling the XP machine
that I
| > want to share its drive. Until I've done that, what's on the other
machine
| > isn't really relevant, surely.
| >
| > Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >
| > | > Hi
| >
| > I have an XP laptop that is on its last legs, and a Windows 7 one that
I've
| > bought to replace it. The old one no longer reads external media (such
as
| > CDs or my USB drive), so the only way I can get my data across to the
new
| > machine is by sharing its files on my wireless network.
| >
| > On my XP machine, under Tools + Folder Options + View, I have selected
"Use
| > simple file sharing (recommended)". It was deselected before, but is
| > selected now.
| >
| > Having done the above, I then right-clicked my C:\ drive and selected
| > sharing and security. According to help pages such as the one at
| > http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS, I should see a "Network" tab. But I don't. I do
have a
| > "Sharing" tab, though, but the help page at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS says:
"If
| > no Network tab appears in the window, but a Sharing tab appears instead,
| > close this window and ensure the Simple File Sharing option was enabled
in
| > the earlier step before proceeding." But the Simple File Sharing option
*is*
| > enabled. And restarting Windows makes no difference.
| >
| > What am I doing wrong?
| >
| > Dave
|
| One machine is Win 7, correct?
| Do you have other XP machines?
| See if this helps:
|
http://social.technet.microsoft.com.../thread/033c418b-1096-4df7-bfad-fd3d431f3cd5/

 

[Dave Rado]

| |
| Why are you trying to share the entire C: drive in the first place?
| Most of the files on C: are OS and program files that you can't utilize
| anyway.

Because there are a large number of separate folders I would otherwise have
to mark as shared - but in any case, I can't work out how to share *any*
folder on my XP machine. If I right-click on *any* folder on the XP machine,
I get the same problem I described in my original post. I don't see a
"network" tab, only a "sharing" tab.

Just share the particular folders on the XP system that you
| need to access your data.

There are around 50 of those so it would be a right royal pain to do that,
but I would be willing to resort to that workaround if I could only find out
how to get around the problem that I can't work out how to mark *any* folder
on the XP machine as shared, because if I right-click on *any* folder on the
XP machine, I get the same problem I described in my original post. I don't
see a "network" tab, only a "sharing" tab.

 

[glee]

snip
They are already both connected the router and are already both using
the
same username and password. But the issue is that I can't work out how
to
set up the XP drive to be shared by *any* other PC regardless of what
operating system happens to be on the other PC; and until I've got
that far,
the OS on the other machine will surely be a red herring.

As I said in my previous post, on the XP machine, according to help
pages
such as the one at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS, if I right-click my C:\ drive
and
select "Sharing and Security," I should see a "Network" tab. But I
don't see
one. I do have a "Sharing" tab, but the help page at
http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS
says: "If no Network tab appears in the window, but a Sharing tab
appears
instead, close this window and ensure the Simple File Sharing option
was
enabled in the earlier step before proceeding." But the Simple File
Sharing
option *is* enabled. And restarting Windows makes no difference.

So I haven't got past first base, in terms of telling the XP machine
that I
want to share its drive. Until I've done that, what's on the other
machine
isn't really relevant, surely.
snip

The XP computer isn't part of a domain, is it? If it is, you cannot
enable Simple File Sharing even if you check the box for it.
If it is not in a domain (and a home computer should not be), make sure
both computers are in the same-named Workgroup.

Re: the About.com articles, I don't know what they are talking About,
and I'm not sure they do either.... I've seen so much wrong info on that
site that I now usually disregard them as useless.

On my XP Pro machine here, if I enable Simple File Sharing, there is NO
Network tab in the drive's Sharing and Security properties. There is a
Sharing tab. On the Sharing tab window, all it shows is: "To protect
you computer from unauthorized access, sharing the root of a drive is
not recommended." Below that is a clickable link that says: "If you
understand the risk and still want to share the root of the drive, click
here."

That is what you should see. Click where it says to, then set up
sharing the root. If you don't see that, then describe what you do see
on the Sharing tab when Simple File Sharing is enabled.

 

[glee]

| |
| Why are you trying to share the entire C: drive in the first place?
| Most of the files on C: are OS and program files that you can't
utilize
| anyway.

Because there are a large number of separate folders I would otherwise
have
to mark as shared - but in any case, I can't work out how to share
*any*
folder on my XP machine. If I right-click on *any* folder on the XP
machine,
I get the same problem I described in my original post. I don't see a
"network" tab, only a "sharing" tab.

Just share the particular folders on the XP system that you
| need to access your data.

There are around 50 of those so it would be a right royal pain to do
that,
but I would be willing to resort to that workaround if I could only
find out
how to get around the problem that I can't work out how to mark *any*
folder
on the XP machine as shared, because if I right-click on *any* folder
on the
XP machine, I get the same problem I described in my original post. I
don't
see a "network" tab, only a "sharing" tab.

Apparently you have not read my other post to you here.

 

[Char Jackson]

I have an XP laptop that is on its last legs, and a Windows 7 one that I've bought to replace it. The old one no longer reads external media (such as CDs or my USB drive), so the only way I can get my data across to the new machine is by sharing its files on my wireless network.

On my XP machine, under Tools + Folder Options + View, I have selected "Use simple file sharing (recommended)". It was deselected before, but is selected now.

Having done the above, I then right-clicked my C:\ drive and selected sharing and security. According to help pages such as the one at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS, I should see a "Network" tab. But I don't. I do have a "Sharing" tab, though, but the help page at http://bit.ly/SfZ3RS says: "If no Network tab appears in the window, but a Sharing tab appears instead, close this window and ensure the Simple File Sharing option was enabled in the earlier step before proceeding." But the Simple File Sharing option *is* enabled. And restarting Windows makes no difference.

What am I doing wrong?

First, the obfuscated URL's above are actually here:
<http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsxpnetworking/ht/sharewinxpfiles.htm>
I'm not sure why you felt the need to hide them.

Looking at the steps, I see some extraneous directions and some
incorrect directions, so here's my attempt to clean up their mess.

1.Ensure Windows XP Simple File Sharing is enabled.

2.Open Windows Explorer (or My Computer). Navigate to the file, folder
or drive folder to be shared, and right-click on it.

3.From the right-click menu, choose "Sharing and Security...". A new
dialog window appears.

4.Click the Share This Folder option in the dialog window to enable
sharing of this resource. This allows all other computers on the local
network to access file(s) but not modify them. To grant others
permission to modify these files, click the "Allow Network Users to
Change My Files" checkbox to enable this option.

5.Click Apply or OK to save these settings.

Hint: you're trying to share your XP resources, and for some reason
you're allowing yourself to be stumped by the presence of a Sharing
tab. "Share", "Sharing", see a connection?

Finally, please don't seek technical advice on sites like about.com or
ehow.com, to name two examples. When I need some late night humor,
those are some of the places I go to get a good laugh.

 

[Dave Rado]

| Apparently you have not read my other post to you here.

Your other post appeared on the server I'm using after my post that you were
replying to here did (I'm using the eternal september server so if you
posted yours before I posted mine, maybe that's the reason they appeared in
that order).

Dave

 

[Dave Rado]

Hi Glen


| The XP computer isn't part of a domain, is it?

I doubt it. I don't really know what a domain means in this context but I
don't see how it could be. It's just a home computer.

| If it is, you cannot
| enable Simple File Sharing even if you check the box for it.
| If it is not in a domain (and a home computer should not be), make sure
| both computers are in the same-named Workgroup.

How do I set up a workgroup?

| On my XP Pro machine here, if I enable Simple File Sharing, there is NO
| Network tab in the drive's Sharing and Security properties. There is a
| Sharing tab.

Ah, thanks.

| On the Sharing tab window, all it shows is: "To protect
| you computer from unauthorized access, sharing the root of a drive is
| not recommended." Below that is a clickable link that says: "If you
| understand the risk and still want to share the root of the drive, click
| here."
|
| That is what you should see.

That's not what I see. What I see is as follows:

Under the heading "Local Sharing and security":

"To share this folder with other users of this computer only [and then
instructions which are irrelevant because that isn't what I want to do]

Under the heading "Network sharing and security":

"As a security measure Windows XP has disabled remote access to this
computer. However, you can enable remote access by running the Network Setup
Wizard [with a link].

"If you understand the security risks but want to share files without
running the wizard, click here [with another link]."

~~

If I click the Network Setup Wizard link, the first two screens just have
introductory information, and on the third screen it says:

"The wizard found disconnected hardware.

"The network connections listed below are disconnected. Plug in your network
cables or otherwise connect your network hardware and then click Next.

"Local Area Connection Intel (R) Pro/100 VE Network Connection."

~~

But I don't want to have to use ethernet - surely I should be able to share
files over my wireless network? But the wizard doesn't give me this option.
Very confusing.

Dave

 

[Dave Rado]

Hi Char

| On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:05:33 -0700 (PDT), (e-mail address removed) wrote:

| First, the obfuscated URL's above are actually here:
|
<http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsxpnetworking/ht/sharewinxpfiles.htm>
| I'm not sure why you felt the need to hide them.

They're not what I understand the word "hidden" to mean - when you click on
them, they expand to the full urls. I use tiny urls (or bit.ly etc.) as a
matter of course, partly because I find it far more readable that way, and
partly because very long urls break when newsreaders insert line breaks in
the middle of them, which often used to happen to me before I started using
compressed ones.

| Looking at the steps, I see some extraneous directions and some
| incorrect directions, so here's my attempt to clean up their mess.

Thanks.


| 1.Ensure Windows XP Simple File Sharing is enabled.
|
| 2.Open Windows Explorer (or My Computer). Navigate to the file, folder
| or drive folder to be shared, and right-click on it.
|
| 3.From the right-click menu, choose "Sharing and Security...". A new
| dialog window appears.
|
| 4.Click the Share This Folder option in the dialog window to enable
| sharing of this resource. This allows all other computers on the local
| network to access file(s) but not modify them. To grant others
| permission to modify these files, click the "Allow Network Users to
| Change My Files" checkbox to enable this option.
|
| 5.Click Apply or OK to save these settings.

I don't have a "Share This Folder" option in my dialog window - see my
latest reply to Glen for a detailed description of what I do see.

Dave

 

[John Williamson]

Hi Glen

| On the Sharing tab window, all it shows is: "To protect
| you computer from unauthorized access, sharing the root of a drive is
| not recommended." Below that is a clickable link that says: "If you
| understand the risk and still want to share the root of the drive, click
| here."
|
| That is what you should see.

That's not what I see. What I see is as follows:
Under the heading "Network sharing and security":

"As a security measure Windows XP has disabled remote access to this
computer. However, you can enable remote access by running the Network Setup
Wizard [with a link].

This will set up the Windows Firewall to allow file and printer sharing
on the computer.

"If you understand the security risks but want to share files without
running the wizard, click here [with another link]."

~~

If I click the Network Setup Wizard link, the first two screens just have
introductory information, and on the third screen it says:

"The wizard found disconnected hardware.

"The network connections listed below are disconnected. Plug in your network
cables or otherwise connect your network hardware and then click Next.

"Local Area Connection Intel (R) Pro/100 VE Network Connection."

If you are using wireless networking, tick the small inconspicuous box
below the bottom left corner of the window that says "Ignore
disconnected network hardware"

This will then let you set up the network.

 

[Char Jackson]

| On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:05:33 -0700 (PDT), (e-mail address removed) wrote:

| First, the obfuscated URL's above are actually here:
|
<http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsxpnetworking/ht/sharewinxpfiles.htm>
| I'm not sure why you felt the need to hide them.

They're not what I understand the word "hidden" to mean - when you click on
them, they expand to the full urls. I use tiny urls (or bit.ly etc.) as a
matter of course, partly because I find it far more readable that way,

More readable? Seriously? Your obfuscated URLs don't provide even the
tiniest clue as to where they might be pointing and what may lie
ahead. You might want to rethink that.

and
partly because very long urls break when newsreaders insert line breaks in
the middle of them, which often used to happen to me before I started using
compressed ones.

They don't break when you post them properly. I use Agent, so for me
it's a simple matter of enclosing the URL in brackets, as I did above.
Regardless of how long the URL is, Agent won't break it during
posting. What happens during follow-ups is out of my control, of
course. I don't know what convention your newsreader, OE6, uses. I've
personally never used OE6 and have no interest in it.

I don't have a "Share This Folder" option in my dialog window - see my
latest reply to Glen for a detailed description of what I do see.

Good luck. I'm going back to my seat with a fresh box of popcorn to
watch for awhile. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the concept
of wanting to share something and being stumped by the presence of a
Sharing tab. ;-)

Seriously, though, you're in good hands with the folks who are already
helping you, especially Glen.

 

[Dave Rado]

Hi John


| If you are using wireless networking, tick the small inconspicuous box
| below the bottom left corner of the window that says "Ignore
| disconnected network hardware"
|
| This will then let you set up the network.
|
| --
| Tciao for Now!
|
| John.

Eureka! Thanks John. XP drive now mapped successfully on Win7 machine.

Dave

 

[Dave Rado]

Hi Char

| On Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:54:13 +0100, "Dave Rado" <[email protected]>
| wrote:

|

<http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsxpnetworking/ht/sharewinxpfiles.htm>

| >| I'm not sure why you felt the need to hide them.
| >
| >They're not what I understand the word "hidden" to mean - when you click
on
| >them, they expand to the full urls. I use tiny urls (or bit.ly etc.) as a
| >matter of course, partly because I find it far more readable that way,
|
| More readable? Seriously? Your obfuscated URLs don't provide even the
| tiniest clue as to where they might be pointing and what may lie
| ahead. You might want to rethink that.

That's not a readability issue, it's an information issue. The reason that
most web pages link urls to text using href text here tags is because urls
in general and long ones in particular reduce the readability (the speed
with which one can read a paragraph and take in its content).

Had I realised it would be so important to some people to know what site the
url came from I'd either not have shortened it, or I'd have written
something like http://shorturl.com (compnetworking) - the latter still being
considerably shorter and therefore quicker to read than the full url. But it
never struck me that anyone would think it important.

| They [urls] don't break when you post them properly. I use Agent, so for
me
| it's a simple matter of enclosing the URL in brackets, as I did above.
| Regardless of how long the URL is, Agent won't break it during
| posting. What happens during follow-ups is out of my control, of
| course. I don't know what convention your newsreader, OE6, uses. I've
| personally never used OE6 and have no interest in it.

Well I'm using OE. Your urls don't seem to have broken in my replies for
some reason, though.

| >I don't have a "Share This Folder" option in my dialog window - see my
| >latest reply to Glen for a detailed description of what I do see.
|
| Good luck. I'm going back to my seat with a fresh box of popcorn to
| watch for awhile. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the concept
| of wanting to share something and being stumped by the presence of a
| Sharing tab. ;-)
|
| Seriously, though, you're in good hands with the folks who are already
| helping you, especially Glen.

Problem now resolved.

Dave

 

[Dave Rado]

Sorry I thought the problem was resolved but it isn't yet.

I can now see XP drive and its data from the Win 7 machine, *but* if I try
to copy any file from the XP machine to the Win 7 machine (while operating
the Win7 machine), I get a weird message from my Windows 7 machine saying:

"Problem copying

"An error has occurred.

"The destination you have specified does not exist. It might be an offline
network location or an empty CD or DVD drive. Check the location and try
again."

Given the location it claims doesn't exist is on the C:\ drive of the
Windows 7 machine, this must be the craziest error message in history.

I get exactly the same problem if I try to copy any file from my external
USB drive to the C: drive of my Windows 7 machine.

Any idea what could be going on?

Yours, tearing my few remaining hairs out!

Dave





| Hi John
|
| |
|| If you are using wireless networking, tick the small inconspicuous box
|| below the bottom left corner of the window that says "Ignore
|| disconnected network hardware"
||
|| This will then let you set up the network.
||
|| --
|| Tciao for Now!
||
|| John.
|
| Eureka! Thanks John. XP drive now mapped successfully on Win7 machine.
|
| Dave
|
|

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

"Problem copying

"An error has occurred.

"The destination you have specified does not exist. It might be an offline
network location or an empty CD or DVD drive. Check the location and try
again."

Given the location it claims doesn't exist is on the C:\ drive of the
Windows 7 machine, this must be the craziest error message in history.

I get exactly the same problem if I try to copy any file from my external
USB drive to the C: drive of my Windows 7 machine.

Any idea what could be going on?

Yours, tearing my few remaining hairs out!

Dave

You said you saw this message:

"The destination you have specified does not exist. It might be an
offline network location or an empty CD or DVD drive. Check the location
and try again."

What, pray tell, was the destination that you specified? It *could* be
significant information...

 

[Dave Rado]

| On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:25:41 +0100, Dave Rado wrote:
|
| > "Problem copying
| >
| > "An error has occurred.
| >
| > "The destination you have specified does not exist. It might be an
offline
| > network location or an empty CD or DVD drive. Check the location and try
| > again."
| >
| > Given the location it claims doesn't exist is on the C:\ drive of the
| > Windows 7 machine, this must be the craziest error message in history.
| >
| > I get exactly the same problem if I try to copy any file from my
external
| > USB drive to the C: drive of my Windows 7 machine.
| >
| > Any idea what could be going on?
| >
| > Yours, tearing my few remaining hairs out!
| >
| > Dave
|
| You said you saw this message:
|
| "The destination you have specified does not exist. It might be an
| offline network location or an empty CD or DVD drive. Check the location
| and try again."
|
| What, pray tell, was the destination that you specified? It *could* be
| significant information...
|
| --
| Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

I tried:

C:\Temp
C:\Localdocs
the "Documents" folder

and several others.

And I didn't type the destinations, I dragged the files I wanted to copy
into them or used the copy and paste commands. But the Windows 7 machine
keeps telling me that none of the folders on its own drive exist.

Interestingly, it does let me copy .txt files, but nothing more than that.

It also does let me download files from the internet into the folders that
it thinks doesn't exist.

Dave