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Smae_ca
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 Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject: How to map a network drive on a home xp computer from server |
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Hi,
Could anyone tell me how I can access the files on a server 2003 file server
from an XP home computer?
If the computer that has the file server is a.b.com and the domain name is
b.com and the shared folder on the server is shared
I tried to map a drive on the home xp computer using a.b.com/shared and put
in the name@b.com of the user and the password. As far as I could tell from
what I've read this is how it's done but it says that it can't find the
network path.
If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated
Thanks!
Karen |
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Jabez Gan [MVP]
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| Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: How to map a network drive on a home xp computer from se |
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What I would do, is to try accessing the server using \\servername
If it works, share a folder, and let users access that shared folder through
\\servername\folder
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Jabez Gan [MVP]
Microsoft MVP: Windows Server
http://www.blizhosting.com
MSBLOG: http://msblog.resdev.net
"Smae_ca" <Smaeca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hi,
Could anyone tell me how I can access the files on a server 2003 file
server
from an XP home computer?
If the computer that has the file server is a.b.com and the domain name is
b.com and the shared folder on the server is shared
I tried to map a drive on the home xp computer using a.b.com/shared and
put
in the name@b.com of the user and the password. As far as I could tell
from
what I've read this is how it's done but it says that it can't find the
network path.
If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated
Thanks!
Karen |
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AJR
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| Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: How to map a network drive on a home xp computer from se |
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Not sure - but XP Home cannot join a domain.
"Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | What I would do, is to try accessing the server using \\servername
If it works, share a folder, and let users access that shared folder
through \\servername\folder
--
Jabez Gan [MVP]
Microsoft MVP: Windows Server
http://www.blizhosting.com
MSBLOG: http://msblog.resdev.net
"Smae_ca" <Smaeca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D3046634-8BDC-4773-971B-3556CAE5046B@microsoft.com...
Hi,
Could anyone tell me how I can access the files on a server 2003 file
server
from an XP home computer?
If the computer that has the file server is a.b.com and the domain name
is
b.com and the shared folder on the server is shared
I tried to map a drive on the home xp computer using a.b.com/shared and
put
in the name@b.com of the user and the password. As far as I could tell
from
what I've read this is how it's done but it says that it can't find the
network path.
If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated
Thanks!
Karen
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Neil..
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| Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:16 pm Post subject: Re: How to map a network drive on a home xp computer from se |
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"Smae_ca" <Smaeca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D3046634-8BDC-4773-971B-3556CAE5046B@microsoft.com...
| Quote: | Hi,
Could anyone tell me how I can access the files on a server 2003 file
server
from an XP home computer?
If the computer that has the file server is a.b.com and the domain name is
b.com and the shared folder on the server is shared
I tried to map a drive on the home xp computer using a.b.com/shared and
put
in the name@b.com of the user and the password. As far as I could tell
from
what I've read this is how it's done but it says that it can't find the
network path.
If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated
Thanks!
Karen
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I thought that XP Home could not access a domain? |
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IntelliAdmin
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| Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:50 am Post subject: Re: How to map a network drive on a home xp computer from se |
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It can't 'join' a domain, but you can still map network drives on a
server, or domain controller.
You could have a batch file with a line like this:
net use e: \\server1\share1 /user:domain\username password
That would map the drive without ever asking for the password
Let us know if it works for you
Windows Admin Tools
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