Unable to map a network drive

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I set my Music and Videos folders on my G: drive to Share with Everyone, and I've disabled the requirement for a password for sharing (the one user account on my desktop doesn't have a password). On my laptop in the living room, I tried to map a network drive to \\MyPC but Windows tells it cannot connect. If I type in \\MyPC in the address bar, it shows the Music and Videos folders just as I'd expect it to. Unfortunately I can't post the exact error as I'm not at home right now.

Took me a while to figure out the password-required for sharing issue, is there some other obscure setting for this as well?

sab669

Posted 2013-10-21T18:37:22.723

Reputation: 779

Answers

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You cannot map a network drive to a computer – it must be connected to a specific share; that is, not \\MyPC but \\MyPC\Videos.

user1686

Posted 2013-10-21T18:37:22.723

Reputation: 283 655

I see, thanks. Did not know that. I'll mark as Answer when I can. – sab669 – 2013-10-21T18:42:30.530

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