Recent content by dblake

i got a few programs that won't run on anything newer than xp. meantime i'm constantly running anti spyware/malware/virus programs. suppose i'll eventually switch. in any case, solved the problem. should have paid more attn to last line of error msg re 'not enough server storage...'. stumbled...

seagate 2T, usb 3 conn to a syba usb 3.0 pci express card (which I'm getting increasingly suspicious of, tho this thing does work if I boot the desktop to win7, so it appears to be just an issue with xp). the 1 that works is a western digital 2T, usb2 conn to mb I just found the help video for...

tried the permissions program but no luck in win7 i couldn't figure out how to save the parameters & in xp it locked up, couldn't do anything. I do have some more info tho: from the laptop in win7 command prompt, if I do a dir command on the Y drive (elements 2tb usb drive that shares & has...

xppro. still googling, i found the bit about checking remove security tab setting in gpedit.msc. it was set at not configured. i tried disable but no help.

still no luck but have discovered additional info. on the win7 laptop, go to explorer-network it shows all the xp desktops networked drives, (7 drives + a printer). right clicking each one, go to properties & all the ones that work have a security tab listing users, including the usb 2 drive...

redoing the share didn't help. not sure about credentials but im trying to access it from the win7pro laptop. im flummexed by the fact that the usb 2 (conn to mb) drive is seen fine but the usb 3 (conn to pci card) drive gives the permissions error msg & denies access. the properties tab (on...

sharing is setup in xp & the drive letter is the same. i think i narrowed it down to my pci usb 3.0 card cause when i added my usb 2.0 drive to the network, there was no problem accessing it in xp. i doubled checked that the usb 3.0 drive works in the network when in win7 & it does. only...

my thinkpad with win7 cant access usb hard drive conn to my desktop running xppro. it shows up on the tree but cant access the folders. it does access the internal hard drives on the desktop ok. if i boot to win7 on the desktop the laptop can access the usb drive ok so it appears to be a prob...