Not easy on a laptop...

On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 10:04:46 -0600, Donald wrote:
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> Another option is to try a internal disk drive instead of that external
> drive for troubleshooting purpose.
>
> "REW2705" <REW2705@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B581F1CA-AB0E-495D-8B12-8B7B647186D4@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>>I am using a laptop with Vista Home Premium. I am attempting to use the
>>Back
>> Up Files utlity to back up to a external drive attached to a XP Media
>> Center
>> Ed PC on my network. Sharing has been enabled on the drive, and I am able
>> to
>> write and read from the laptop with no problems. The drive does not appear
>> as
>> an option in the "On a hard disk, CD or DVD:" option, and when selecting
>> the
>> drive from the "On a network:" option, I am prompted for a user name and
>> password. The drive is not password protected and I do not use user names
>> and
>> passwords on the XP PC. Is there any reason why I can not back up to this
>> drive?? The common exceptions listed in the FAQ do not seem to apply to my
>> case.[/color][/color]


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