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cwf43
Posted: February 18th, 2007, 6:57pm Report to Moderator
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I purchased a second computer to add to an old W98SE network.  My Computer shows the following drives: A, C, & D.  When I click on the Network Wizard, it shows D and E.  D turns out to be the CDROM drive and E is apparently C drive that has been mapped on the machine.  I know this as the contents are the same when I switch between the two My Computer and Network Wizard.  

I have tried the usual Disconnect command under Network Wizard and it fails due to being unable to find the drive.  The UNC shows a name of //Office/c.  I would normally reformat the HD and start over but there is a series of DOS programs on the machine for which I do not have the original disks to reload and I do not know all of the DOS programs actually being used.

How do I get rid of the E drive or change it back to C?  I have tried to edit the registry and rename it there but it fails too.

Thanks for the help.

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Ray
Posted: February 23rd, 2007, 12:30pm Report to Moderator
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   Have you looked at the settings for the C drive?  Maybe the problem is that you are allowing C to be shared.  Right click on the C drive in Windows Explorer and select Properties from the popup menu.  Go to the Sharing tab.  Make sure that the "Share this folder on the network" checkbox is unchecked.
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Posted: March 4th, 2007, 1:43pm Report to Moderator
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Thanks for the tip.  It worked!
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