Here's the scenario:
I have a main machine running XP Pro and a server running XP pro. I map the two HDs in the server to my main machine so I can manage the files on them without having to go to remote desktop although I do use RD when I run WinMX or when I am using the server for making CD backups. One of the HDs in the server is a 60 gig drive with mp3s only. Last night I decided to put my new 120 gig drive in the server since the 60 was full. I pulled the 60 out of the server and put it in my main machine to xfer all the stuff from it to the 120 which has been in my main machine for a couple of weeks. I have been putting all my newly made mp3s from my CD collection on the 120 and I felt it was time to move the stuff off the 60.
Anyway, after I moved all my older mp3s off the 60 onto the 120 I put the 120 into the server where the 60 had been. The server was never turned back on while the 60 was out. I restarted the server and the 120 showed up as the E: drive just like the 60 used to. I put the 60 back in my main machine where the 120 had been. Now I still have the icons on my destop for accessing my mapped network drives and when I click on the one for the 120 (was the 60 until yesterday) a Windows Explorer window pops up and I can see all my directories but whenever I try to click on a directory I get a message saying "access denied". What is going on??? I had access to this drive before the HD swap, I checked all the share settings and everthing seems to be in order. I even tried removing all the shares and starting over.....NO GO!!! The 120 will show up but I have no access.
Now for the crazy stuff, at least to me. I put the 60 gig back in the server where it had been, albeit with a different volume label, and it shares perfectly the minute I boot up the server. I don't even have to fiddle with any of the settings to get the 60 to share. What is going on here??
I am no expert on networking and I would really appreciate some help.
Thanks in advance,
Ron
***New Info*** I just found out by playing around that the 60 is a FAT drive while the 120 is NTFS. I'm not sure if this is significant but it could be part of the problem.
I have a main machine running XP Pro and a server running XP pro. I map the two HDs in the server to my main machine so I can manage the files on them without having to go to remote desktop although I do use RD when I run WinMX or when I am using the server for making CD backups. One of the HDs in the server is a 60 gig drive with mp3s only. Last night I decided to put my new 120 gig drive in the server since the 60 was full. I pulled the 60 out of the server and put it in my main machine to xfer all the stuff from it to the 120 which has been in my main machine for a couple of weeks. I have been putting all my newly made mp3s from my CD collection on the 120 and I felt it was time to move the stuff off the 60.
Anyway, after I moved all my older mp3s off the 60 onto the 120 I put the 120 into the server where the 60 had been. The server was never turned back on while the 60 was out. I restarted the server and the 120 showed up as the E: drive just like the 60 used to. I put the 60 back in my main machine where the 120 had been. Now I still have the icons on my destop for accessing my mapped network drives and when I click on the one for the 120 (was the 60 until yesterday) a Windows Explorer window pops up and I can see all my directories but whenever I try to click on a directory I get a message saying "access denied". What is going on??? I had access to this drive before the HD swap, I checked all the share settings and everthing seems to be in order. I even tried removing all the shares and starting over.....NO GO!!! The 120 will show up but I have no access.
Now for the crazy stuff, at least to me. I put the 60 gig back in the server where it had been, albeit with a different volume label, and it shares perfectly the minute I boot up the server. I don't even have to fiddle with any of the settings to get the 60 to share. What is going on here??
I am no expert on networking and I would really appreciate some help.
Thanks in advance,
Ron
***New Info*** I just found out by playing around that the 60 is a FAT drive while the 120 is NTFS. I'm not sure if this is significant but it could be part of the problem.
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