Directories not shown in Network drive 2

[ecallaway]

I am new to Windows 2000 pro. I have it on a network through a Linksys router with several Windows 98 computers. In the "System Properties/Network Identification" section, the Windows 2000 pro computer name is Mainoffice and the Workgroup is Office. If I open "Mainoffice" in My Network Places, I see only the Printers folder and the Scheduled Tasks folder, no drive or other directories. However, I can map the drive from my Windows 98 computer as "\\Mainoffice\C$". All of the other computers show all the directories and drives over the network. Why can't I see drives or directories in "Mainoffice"? Thanks, Ed

 

[dankelt]

Umm... You have to share something.

For example, if you want to share your C: drive. Go into My computer, right click on the C drive, click on sharing, then click on share this folder.

 

[ecallaway]

Thanks for your suggestion. The C: drive on the Windows 2000 computer is shared as C$. As I said, I can map and use it from the Windows 98 computer. The problem is that I can't SEE the drive or any of the directories when I double click on the computers name in the My Network Places. Ed

 

[Scotsdude]

Try sharing a directory on the C drive. The fact that the default share for C on the Win2K is C$ means that the share is 'hidden'.

Find the directory on the Win2K machine that you actually want, and share that. If you add a $ to the end of the share name it will 'hide' it, so you can only get to it if you know its there. Scotsdude
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[dankelt]

When you put a $ after a share name it hides it. The C$ is the default administrative share. Create a new share, and don't put a $ at the end.

Dan

 

[dankelt]

Scotsdude, you beat me to the punch!

 

[ecallaway]

Thank you both! That was the answer. Learn something new with each operating system. Ed