Share External HD and Make it Show with Drive Letter In XP

halo200 · halo200 #1 (**permalink**)

09-26-2007, 09:16 AM

I have an external HD connected through USB on my Mac, is there a way that i can have that Shared and have it shown though a Windows XP computer as a network drive in windows "my computer" with a driver letter?

MacsWork · MacsWork #2 (**permalink**)

09-26-2007, 09:47 PM

You need SharePoints

This will allow you to share the external HD.

Then just map the drive like you would normally in Windows.

halo200 · halo200 #3 (**permalink**)

09-27-2007, 12:31 AM

How do you map the drives in windows?

MacsWork · MacsWork #4 (**permalink**)

09-27-2007, 07:52 AM

Sorry,...

Right click My Computer > Map Network Drive

Pick a letter and and choose a location, something like this,..

\\Name_of _your_mac\Name_of_share

There's also a use other login credantials link below. You need to use a username from the Mac like,...

name_of_mac\yourname
password

OK and then Finish

You will most likely get asked for user and password for Mac share on reboot of windows.

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halo200 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 08, 2007 Location: Spain Posts: 535 Mac Specs: 15" Macbook Pro 2.0Ghz i7 8GB AMD 6490M 256OCZ Vertex 4 SSD \| iPhone 4 32GB	09-26-2007, 09:16 AM I have an external HD connected through USB on my Mac, is there a way that i can have that Shared and have it shown though a Windows XP computer as a network drive in windows "my computer" with a driver letter?
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MacsWork #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 22, 2005 Location: Closer than you think. Posts: 2,074 Mac Specs: Performa 6116 2GBSCSI 8MB OS 7.5.3	09-26-2007, 09:47 PM You need SharePoints This will allow you to share the external HD. Then just map the drive like you would normally in Windows.
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MacsWork #4 (permalink)
Member Since: May 22, 2005 Location: Closer than you think. Posts: 2,074 Mac Specs: Performa 6116 2GBSCSI 8MB OS 7.5.3	09-27-2007, 07:52 AM Sorry,... Right click My Computer > Map Network Drive Pick a letter and and choose a location, something like this,.. \\Name_of _your_mac\Name_of_share There's also a use other login credantials link below. You need to use a username from the Mac like,... name_of_mac\yourname password OK and then Finish You will most likely get asked for user and password for Mac share on reboot of windows.
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