Yastrzemski Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Hi all, just joined...I'm starting to dabble and I'm wondering what the basic differences between these two options are. I understand that the former assigns a drive letter to the directory which appears under the "My Computer" tree in WE, but is that really all there is to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yastrzemski Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 http://www.vista4beginners.com/Map-Network-Drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yastrzemski Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 http://www.vista4beginners.com/Map-Network-DriveThanks, but I am aware as to how one maps a drive. My question was what are the fundamental differences between the two solutions. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 What exactly do you mean by sharing "it"? You can share a folder, or a local drive. When another computer wants to access it, it can do so by using the network address (\\computername\sharename), or by creating a mapped network drive.So it's actually two different things that complement each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yastrzemski Posted October 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 What exactly do you mean by sharing "it"? You can share a folder, or a local drive. When another computer wants to access it, it can do so by using the network address (\\computername\sharename), or by creating a mapped network drive.So it's actually two different things that complement each other.What I mean by sharing it is: right clicking on the folder>sharing and security>share this folder on the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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