Designation letters wrong on network

On my XP desktop I get the following: The corresponding letters shown in
My Computer are|:
C
Programmes C
Spare D Spare
D
F Own
Data E
Backup F (G) Backup
F (G)

Two are the same, one is wrong and two have the words missing.
What causes this and can it be corrected?
Blair

Blair wrote:
> On my XP desktop I get the following: The corresponding letters shown in
> My Computer are|:
> C
> Programmes C
> Spare D Spare
> D
> F Own
> Data E
> Backup F (G) Backup
> F (G)
>
> Two are the same, one is wrong and two have the words missing.
> What causes this and can it be corrected?
> Blair
>

I can't actually read that to see what the problem is!

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"[ste parker]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Blair wrote:
>> On my XP desktop I get the following: The corresponding letters shown
>> in My Computer are|:
>> C Programmes C
>> Spare D Spare D
>> F Own
>> Data E
>> Backup F (G) Backup F
>> (G)
>>
>> Two are the same, one is wrong and two have the words missing.
>> What causes this and can it be corrected?
>> Blair
>>
>
> I can't actually read that to see what the problem is!
>
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> Games, graphics card, and so on.

You are right it does not make sense. I sent it with two separate columns
which somehow have been distorted.
I will try again

On my XP desktop I get the following from My Computer for the 4 partitions
Partition 1 Programmes C
Partition2 Spare D
Partition3 Own data E
Partition4 Backup F
When I look at my network I get the following
Partition1 C
Partition2 Spare D
Partition3 F
Partition4 Backup F (G)

Two are the same, one is wrong and two have the words missing.. The one that
is wrong is for own data and the details are correct
What causes this and can it be corrected?
Blair

Blair wrote:
> "[ste parker]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
>>Blair wrote:
>>
>>>On my XP desktop I get the following: The corresponding letters shown
>>>in My Computer are|:
>>> C Programmes C
>>>Spare D Spare D
>>> F Own
>>>Data E
>>>Backup F (G) Backup F
>>>(G)
>>>
>>>Two are the same, one is wrong and two have the words missing.
>>>What causes this and can it be corrected?
>>>Blair
>>>
>>
>>I can't actually read that to see what the problem is!
>>
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>>ebay clearout time: http://tinyurl.com/6o5uu
>>Games, graphics card, and so on.
>
>
> You are right it does not make sense. I sent it with two separate columns
> which somehow have been distorted.
> I will try again
>
> On my XP desktop I get the following from My Computer for the 4 partitions
> Partition 1 Programmes C
> Partition2 Spare D
> Partition3 Own data E
> Partition4 Backup F
> When I look at my network I get the following
> Partition1 C
> Partition2 Spare D
> Partition3 F
> Partition4 Backup F (G)
>
> Two are the same, one is wrong and two have the words missing.. The one that
> is wrong is for own data and the details are correct
> What causes this and can it be corrected?
> Blair
>

When you say "when I look at my network" what do you mean exactly? Are
you looking at shared drives from another PC? Anyway, you can name the
share whatever you want. On the original PC, right click on the
partition in explorer, go to sharing & security (or to properties, then
the sharing tab) and you'll see the share name.

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"[ste parker]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Blair wrote:
>> "[ste parker]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>Blair wrote:
>>>
>>>>On my XP desktop I get the following: The corresponding letters shown
>>>>in My Computer are|:
>>>> C Programmes C
>>>>Spare D Spare D
>>>> F
>>>> Own Data E
>>>>Backup F (G) Backup F
>>>>(G)
>>>>
>>>>Two are the same, one is wrong and two have the words missing.
>>>>What causes this and can it be corrected?
>>>>Blair
>>>>
>>>
>>>I can't actually read that to see what the problem is!
>>>
>>>--
>>>ebay clearout time: http://tinyurl.com/6o5uu
>>>Games, graphics card, and so on.
>>
>>
>> You are right it does not make sense. I sent it with two separate columns
>> which somehow have been distorted.
>> I will try again
>>
>> On my XP desktop I get the following from My Computer for the 4
>> partitions
>> Partition 1 Programmes C
>> Partition2 Spare D
>> Partition3 Own data E
>> Partition4 Backup F
>> When I look at my network I get the following
>> Partition1 C
>> Partition2 Spare D
>> Partition3 F
>> Partition4 Backup F (G)
>>
>> Two are the same, one is wrong and two have the words missing.. The one
>> that is wrong is for own data and the details are correct
>> What causes this and can it be corrected?
>> Blair
>>
>
> When you say "when I look at my network" what do you mean exactly? Are you
> looking at shared drives from another PC? Anyway, you can name the share
> whatever you want. On the original PC, right click on the partition in
> explorer, go to sharing & security (or to properties, then the sharing
> tab) and you'll see the share name.
>
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> [ste]
> ebay clearout time: http://tinyurl.com/6o5uu
> games, graphics card, and so on.

I am looking at the list of partitions on my network with 2 PCs.
If I look at Explorer the designation and title are correct so there is no
need to change them but when I look at the same partitions on my network
they are different and could cause confusion. Also I can't change them as I
could with Explorer.
Blair

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>> Blair wrote:
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>>>
>
> I am looking at the list of partitions on my network with 2 PCs.
> If I look at Explorer the designation and title are correct so there
> is no need to change them but when I look at the same partitions on
> my network they are different and could cause confusion. Also I can't
> change them as I could with Explorer.

The names of the partitions as seen on the local PC are whatever they were
set to using the volume label in Disk Manager or whatever. The names of the
shared drives which are seen by remote PCs may or may not be the same -
there is no absolute requirement for them to bear any relationship to each
other.

Consider one partition - let's choose the C partition. You could share
folder c:\one as sharename "one" or you could share it as "cabbage";
similarly you could share folder c:\two as "two" or "cauliflower". Notice
that's two different folders on the *same* partition.

I think you are probably sharing the whole of each partition. If I've
understood this correctly and you want each partition to be shared as the
same name as the corresponding partition (volume) label, then this is what
you do:

In Windows Explorer:

- locate the root directory entry - eg Local Disk (C - where the partition
(volume) label is "Local Disk"

- right-click on this entry

- select Sharing and Security from the popup menu

- fill in the required share name - eg make it the same as the partition
name

- OK


Now remote PCs should see the new sharenames - eg if you open a DOS prompt
and do "Net View \\PC" where "PC" is the name of the PC whose shared drives
you are looking at.

Blair wrote:
>
> I am looking at the list of partitions on my network with 2 PCs.

No, you're probably just looking at the name of the share, which may or
may not be the same as the local name of the partition.

> If I look at Explorer the designation and title are correct so there is no
> need to change them

And in this case you're likely referring to the label assigned to the
partition on the local PC, not the name of the share. You don't need to
change the partition label, you need to change the name of the share,
which you do from the PC containing the drives you're sharing.

> but when I look at the same partitions on my network
> they are different and could cause confusion.
> Also I can't change them as I
> could with Explorer.

Why not? Did you check the name of the shares as suggested (and, I
notice, as appears to have been suggested elsewhere, but put into better
terms!)?

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"Martin Underwood" <a@b> wrote in message
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>>> Blair wrote:
>>>> "[ste parker]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>
>> I am looking at the list of partitions on my network with 2 PCs.
>> If I look at Explorer the designation and title are correct so there
>> is no need to change them but when I look at the same partitions on
>> my network they are different and could cause confusion. Also I can't
>> change them as I could with Explorer.
>
> The names of the partitions as seen on the local PC are whatever they were
> set to using the volume label in Disk Manager or whatever. The names of
> the shared drives which are seen by remote PCs may or may not be the
> same - there is no absolute requirement for them to bear any relationship
> to each other.
>
> Consider one partition - let's choose the C partition. You could share
> folder c:\one as sharename "one" or you could share it as "cabbage";
> similarly you could share folder c:\two as "two" or "cauliflower". Notice
> that's two different folders on the *same* partition.
>
> I think you are probably sharing the whole of each partition. If I've
> understood this correctly and you want each partition to be shared as the
> same name as the corresponding partition (volume) label, then this is what
> you do:
>
> In Windows Explorer:
>
> - locate the root directory entry - eg Local Disk (C - where the
> partition (volume) label is "Local Disk"
>
> - right-click on this entry
>
> - select Sharing and Security from the popup menu
>
> - fill in the required share name - eg make it the same as the partition
> name
>
> - OK
>
>
> Now remote PCs should see the new sharenames - eg if you open a DOS prompt
> and do "Net View \\PC" where "PC" is the name of the PC whose shared
> drives you are looking at.
>
Thanks for your help. It looked as if you had the right solution but when I
went to Explorer and selected Sharing and Security and tried to change the
letter and description I could not make any change. The letter and
description remained as it was.
How can I change it?
Blair

Blair wrote in
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> "Martin Underwood" <a@b> wrote in message
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>> Blair wrote in message
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>>>> Blair wrote:
>>>>> "[ste parker]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>>>
>>>
>>> I am looking at the list of partitions on my network with 2 PCs.
>>> If I look at Explorer the designation and title are correct so there
>>> is no need to change them but when I look at the same partitions on
>>> my network they are different and could cause confusion. Also I
>>> can't change them as I could with Explorer.
>>
>> The names of the partitions as seen on the local PC are whatever
>> they were set to using the volume label in Disk Manager or whatever.
>> The names of the shared drives which are seen by remote PCs may or
>> may not be the same - there is no absolute requirement for them to bear
>> any
>> relationship to each other.
>>
>> Consider one partition - let's choose the C partition. You could
>> share folder c:\one as sharename "one" or you could share it as
>> "cabbage"; similarly you could share folder c:\two as "two" or
>> "cauliflower". Notice that's two different folders on the *same*
>> partition. I think you are probably sharing the whole of each partition.
>> If I've
>> understood this correctly and you want each partition to be shared
>> as the same name as the corresponding partition (volume) label, then
>> this is what you do:
>>
>> In Windows Explorer:
>>
>> - locate the root directory entry - eg Local Disk (C - where the
>> partition (volume) label is "Local Disk"
>>
>> - right-click on this entry
>>
>> - select Sharing and Security from the popup menu
>>
>> - fill in the required share name - eg make it the same as the
>> partition name
>>
>> - OK
>>
>>
>> Now remote PCs should see the new sharenames - eg if you open a DOS
>> prompt and do "Net View \\PC" where "PC" is the name of the PC whose
>> shared drives you are looking at.
>>
> Thanks for your help. It looked as if you had the right solution but
> when I went to Explorer and selected Sharing and Security and tried
> to change the letter and description I could not make any change. The
> letter and description remained as it was.
> How can I change it?

Ah. Sorry. I've just tried this myself. When I was trying it before I chose
a sub-folder, and in that case the sharename field is accessible. For the
root directory, the sharename field seems to be greyed out - it is
hard-coded to be the drive letter of the partition on the local PC.

In that case you'll need to do it the old-fashioned way:

- Open a DOS command prompt window: Start -> Run - cmd
- At the C:\> prompt, type the following command:
net share fred=c:\
where "fred" is the name that you want to share the folder as and "c:\" is
the folder to be shared
- Repeat for all the folders (ie partitions) that you want to share
- "net share fred /d" will delete a share
- Confirm the sharenames by typing just "net share" which will list the
shares

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>>>>
>>>> I am looking at the list of partitions on my network with 2 PCs.
>>>> If I look at Explorer the designation and title are correct so there
>>>> is no need to change them but when I look at the same partitions on
>>>> my network they are different and could cause confusion. Also I
>>>> can't change them as I could with Explorer.
>>>
>>> The names of the partitions as seen on the local PC are whatever
>>> they were set to using the volume label in Disk Manager or whatever.
>>> The names of the shared drives which are seen by remote PCs may or
>>> may not be the same - there is no absolute requirement for them to bear
>>> any
>>> relationship to each other.
>>>
>>> Consider one partition - let's choose the C partition. You could
>>> share folder c:\one as sharename "one" or you could share it as
>>> "cabbage"; similarly you could share folder c:\two as "two" or
>>> "cauliflower". Notice that's two different folders on the *same*
>>> partition. I think you are probably sharing the whole of each partition.
>>> If I've
>>> understood this correctly and you want each partition to be shared
>>> as the same name as the corresponding partition (volume) label, then
>>> this is what you do:
>>>
>>> In Windows Explorer:
>>>
>>> - locate the root directory entry - eg Local Disk (C - where the
>>> partition (volume) label is "Local Disk"
>>>
>>> - right-click on this entry
>>>
>>> - select Sharing and Security from the popup menu
>>>
>>> - fill in the required share name - eg make it the same as the
>>> partition name
>>>
>>> - OK
>>>
>>>
>>> Now remote PCs should see the new sharenames - eg if you open a DOS
>>> prompt and do "Net View \\PC" where "PC" is the name of the PC whose
>>> shared drives you are looking at.
>>>
>> Thanks for your help. It looked as if you had the right solution but
>> when I went to Explorer and selected Sharing and Security and tried
>> to change the letter and description I could not make any change. The
>> letter and description remained as it was.
>> How can I change it?
>
> Ah. Sorry. I've just tried this myself. When I was trying it before I
> chose a sub-folder, and in that case the sharename field is accessible.
> For the root directory, the sharename field seems to be greyed out - it is
> hard-coded to be the drive letter of the partition on the local PC.
>
> In that case you'll need to do it the old-fashioned way:
>
> - Open a DOS command prompt window: Start -> Run - cmd
> - At the C:\> prompt, type the following command:
> net share fred=c:\
> where "fred" is the name that you want to share the folder as and "c:\"
> is the folder to be shared
> - Repeat for all the folders (ie partitions) that you want to share
> - "net share fred /d" will delete a share
> - Confirm the sharenames by typing just "net share" which will list the
> shares
>
I tried the C partition first but there was no change on the Network list. I
then tried My own data E and when I opened Explorer the network had
disappeared. It only shows Home but nothing else.
I am in a panic because my network is important and I must get it back.
Can you tell me how I do this now please.
Blair