Re: FOUND THE PROBLEM
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On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 17:29:13 GMT, "Karl Winters" <*email_address_deleted*>
wrote:
>After following all the instructions, making all the changes, and resetting the
>network connections more times than I can count........
>
>The problem was that the network components (both XP & 98) will 'not' read a
>shared folder that has more than 12 characters. In creating new folders I want
>to be shared... "My Download Files" will not work and was invisible, "My
>Downloads" will work and is totally accessable. If you need to share any
>folders, existing or newly created, it must be 12 characters or less.
>
>That's certainly one more for you tech guys.......
>
>Thanks for all your help.
>KW.
Karl,
That's a setting I usually forget. Thanks for updating us.
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