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3 Replies Last post: Dec 27, 2008 9:55 PM by KPO'M  
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showday79
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Nov 5, 2008 3:54 PM

Connecting to External USB HD on Windows XP via Wireless Network

I would like my MacBook to access, via my wireless network, an
external USB hard drive that is connected to a Windows XP computer. The
windows computer and the drive show up in my MacBook Finder window, but
when I attempt to look at files on the HD, I get an error message
saying the drive cannot be mounted. I have set the HD to be shared in Windows XP.

I can share all other files (and the C: drive itself) on the XP computer with my Mac with no problem.

Any ideas?
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rab777hp
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Jun 11, 2008
1. Nov 12, 2008 7:22 PM in response to: showday79
Re: Connecting to External USB HD on Windows XP via Wireless Network
What are specs of the three devices, and what OS version are you using (specifically) on the PC and mac?
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flartrek
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Dec 27, 2008
2. Dec 27, 2008 7:18 PM in response to: rab777hp
Re: Connecting to External USB HD on Windows XP via Wireless Network

I have the same issue, and from my google research, it seems that, so do other people without resolution up to this date.

As summary: WinXP machine has two shares for the network. One of the shares resides in the internal HD and the other one in a USB HD. 2008 Macbook can only access the share in the internal HD through the network.

I would greatly appreciate any help on this matter.

What other places are also good to post questions about MACs?

Thanks,

Flartrek


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KPO'M
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3. Dec 27, 2008 9:55 PM in response to: flartrek
Re: Connecting to External USB HD on Windows XP via Wireless Network
I can't answer your question directly, but do you have Windows XP Pro or Home? Pro has more advanced networking features. Also, have you tried hooking up the USB drive to the wireless network (e.g. Airport) directly and then seeing if you can find the drive with both your Mac and PC?
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