Re: Reading\Writing to Networked External Hard Drive

This post mentioned that modifying registry fixed similar issue. You may try it and please post back with the result.

Access Is Denied when Vista Accesses Network Share
I was able to fix this issue by editing the registry by replacing the ip address of the server for the server name.
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?p=2647#2647

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"neil154" <neil154@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:78B7C782-E4A8-4FC9-A421-C5B3ABBEE4B6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have checked all of the properties of sharing and ownership. I have given
everyone "full Control". As far as ownership, the only choices for ownership
are administrator of the desktop and the the logon of the sole user for that
machine. I currently have administrator as the owner but have previously
tried the logon user.

I have previously checked out the web references you provided without success.

I would appreciate more suggestions. Again, I ask about the registry since
I have tried everything else.

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

> Since this is external drive, you may need to take owner over first. This link may help.
>
> Not Able to READ or Write to ...The desktop has an external hard drive connected by USB. From the laptop I can see and change ... You may need totake ove the ownership. This lnk may help, ...
> www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=1301
>
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "neil154" <neil154@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:C1C8F393-FDDC-47B2-AAAB-56E665D49420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I have a desktop computer connected to a laptop computer thru a wireless
> network (both using XP Pro). The desktop has an external hard drive
> connected by USB. From the laptop I can see and change files on the desktop
> internal hard drives (two of them exist), but I have a problem with the
> external hard drive. Under the "My Network Places" on the laptop I can see
> the external hard drive but when I click on the drive I get an error message
> "\\Desktop|external is not accessible. You might not have permission to use
> this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out
> if you have access permissions. Not enough server storage is available to
> process this command."
>
> The strange part is that last week I was able to see and change the files on
> the external hard drive from the laptop. I started to have the problem once
> I was running my backup program on my laptop (backing up to the networked
> external drive) and mistakenly rebooted my desktop machine. Once the desktop
> completed the reboot, I was then not able to see the files on the external
> hard drive. I have double checked and I have the correct boxes checked for
> sharing and allowing network users to change files.
>
> I am able to see/change the internal drives (2) on the desktop and can
> see/change the thumb drive on the desktop, but the external drive I still get
> the same message drive not accessible and not enough server space when trying
> to do it from the laptop.
>
> What else Is there I should be trying? Did something happen to the registry
> on the desktop which needs to be changed? Is there something I should check
> on
> my laptop?
>
> I am desparate to figure this out and would appreciate any assistance.
>
>
> I would appreciate your help.
>
> --
>
> Neil
>

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