How do you make a Vista laptop work with an existing network?

zqlpzq · 03-27-2009, 12:45 AM

I have 1 XP desktop, 1 Vista desktop, 2 Vista laptops & 1 network external hard drive. The 2 laptops are on the network, but they don't see the external hard drive. The vista desktop gave no problems.

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mzqpla · 06-03-2009, 12:53 AM

The short answer is - check your drives. Are they all formatted NTFS or FAT32 or FAT16?

I don't want to spoil the fun for you, so I won't get into the details. The only hint I would give you would be to make them all NTFS.

Then check again, especially that external drive.

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mzqpla Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3	The short answer is - check your drives. Are they all formatted NTFS or FAT32 or FAT16? I don't want to spoil the fun for you, so I won't get into the details. The only hint I would give you would be to make them all NTFS. Then check again, especially that external drive. __________________ [url=http://www.webhostingrally.com]Web Hosting Rally[/url] [url=http://www.gfsbusiness.com]business loans[/url]
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