mapping a network drive

I have 2 computers connected to a home network via Linksys router. I am able to map a shared folder but I would like to be able to simply map my entire hard drive from one computer and manipulate files on that computer freom my second computer without first having to copy or move individual files into a shared folder. Is that possible?

 

although, i'm not an expert. but, i don't think you can map your whole h/d?? you might have problems because files are in use, hidden, etc. anyway, as i mentioned, i am no expert, but everything in my household is pretty much wireless. g/l, and i'll be watching - sos

*waits to be flamed*

 

That's kinda what I figured. Guess that's why servers are servers. I do remember though, that years ago when I was using peer-o-peer software from Netlink, that I could just go look at another computer on my network and treat each as another drive. Each computer in the ring could be labeled as a server or not, maintaining privacy on certain ones.

 

It is possible... To make it easy you'll want to go ahead and share the entire hard drive on the computer you want to make the network drive to. Open up my computer, right click on the drive(probably your "C:" drive that you want to access from the other computer, and you might be able to find your way from there. I don't remember the steps and do not have an XP machine(I'm assuming that you are using XP on both computers) to look at them on. On Vista you'd click share... then advanced sharing, then you'd have to authenticate, then you'd click the share this folder checkbox. On XP it's bound to be at least slightly different though.

Anyway, after it's share, I think you should be able to just go to my computer on the other computer(the on you'll be accessing FROM), click map network drive, pick a drive letter(I advise using a letter that is not commonly assigned for devices like flash drives because it could cause problems if you then try to use such a device), and then click browse and select the other computer or it's C: drive. I think that should be it.. Like I said, though, I cannot remember the steps and don't have an XP machine to test this out and make sure my instructions are exactly correct.. Sorry.

 

i guess i could stand corrected! although, i did mention that i could be wrong (thx, unbanable).

anyway, i didn't really check to see if the "c" drive as a whole could be shared (i never verified it), but it could compromise your system? g/l, sos

 

Okay. That worked. I can now access the my notebooks c: drive from my desktop. New glitch, though:When I click on the remote drive's Documents and Settings folder and then on my user folder [as opposed to all users or administrator], I receive "x: Documents and Settings \ [username] is not accessible. Access is denied. How do I permit access? I am the only user / administrator.

 

In modren OS' Drive C:\ and some folders are protecttd deep in the System.

It is done for security purposes and there is No really point to unlock it.

It is safer and easier to add a paralel folder structure on your own and fully share it.

Or to partition to two drives and fully share D:\

 

Okay, back to my original question then: Is there no easy way to access files on a networked computer without having to copy said files into a shared folder? I keep numerous files organized on my notebook computer's desktop but I would like to be able to open, change and save them using my desktop computer and 22" LCD without having to drag files around.

 

It may be easiest to go the remote desktop connection route. Doing this should avoid all of the permissions problems, at least.

 

How do I do that?