housenuts
01-21-2009, 07:58 PM
Hi, I'm just setting up my external so I can share the database between 2 computers.
On my laptop it usually comes up as F drive, whereas on my desktop it is usually E drive. The link in the FAQ doesn't work.
The first thing we need to check is that the drive is the same on the laptop as it was on the desktop otherwise it wont work. When you attach a drive windows assigns the drive a letter however your laptop may not assign the same letter as your desktop. So if you had it on the D drive when you made the installation on the desktop you need to make sure its also on the D drive on the laptop and if not follow these instructions to force windows to name it the D or applicable drive. The instructions are the same for both XP and Vista http://helpdesk.graniteschools.org/docs/Document.asp?ID=299
is there an easy way to do this or a link i can follow?
On my laptop it usually comes up as F drive, whereas on my desktop it is usually E drive. The link in the FAQ doesn't work.
The first thing we need to check is that the drive is the same on the laptop as it was on the desktop otherwise it wont work. When you attach a drive windows assigns the drive a letter however your laptop may not assign the same letter as your desktop. So if you had it on the D drive when you made the installation on the desktop you need to make sure its also on the D drive on the laptop and if not follow these instructions to force windows to name it the D or applicable drive. The instructions are the same for both XP and Vista http://helpdesk.graniteschools.org/docs/Document.asp?ID=299
is there an easy way to do this or a link i can follow?