Re: File sharing between desk top and lap top.

In article <jwBYe.12484$EH.6999@trnddc01>, "Joe C" <joe@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
>[snip]
>Also, I believe, an NTFS file system can read a FAT32 but FAT32 will not see
>an NTFS. Make sure both computers are set with same file system.
>Hope this helps.

No, that's not necessary. The file system is irrelevant in
networking. Each computer reads its own disk and sends the contents
to other computers over the network.
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