Re: Novice: 'TRANSFERS folder' disappeared

Fatal_Exception <FatalException@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> \\Terry\transfers is called the UNC path, which is the path to the network
>share. This should point to the location of a 'share' on the remote
>computer. So, first make sure that the remote folder "transfers" is still on
>the computer named "Terry" and that it is shared correctly.
>
>The theory here is that when you place files in the \\Terry\transfers
>folder, they will be placed on the Terry computer in a folder named
>"transfers"
>
>FE
>Wm P
>MVP | MCP | CCNA | A+

Excellent, thank you!

Armed with your advice I made a new folder, Transfers, and in its
Properties under Sharing I enabled 'Share this folder on the network',
then Apply.


It failed initially with the message: "The shared resource was not
created at this time. An error occurred while trying to share
Transfers. The Server service is not started."

But on re-enabling that, the folder is back. I have yet to try it out
in anger to/from my shed cum workshop PC, but I'm confident that
should do it.

BTW, meanwhile, I had made one other alteration to my settings after
finding this page with advice about LANs:
http://www.une.edu.au/itd/help/settings/lan-xp.html

The only setting I had to change, to conform exactly to that advice,
was to 'Untick LMHOSTS', which was previously enabled. Is that OK, or
should I now recheck it please? I see here
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/L/LMHOSTS_file.html
that it's defined as
" Specific to Windows, the LMHOSTS file is a plain text file (without
a file extension ) that tells your computer where to find another
computer on a network. The file resides in the Windows directory, and
it lists the computer names (NetBIOS ) and IP addresses of machines
you access on a regular basis."

That leaves me uncertain...

--
Terry, West Sussex, UK
.

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