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removable hard drive back-up is not recognized on the server

Dec 12, 2003 9:39AM PST

Offices with win98SE on five computers networked to the server with Win95.

All five computers have a removable hard drive which is recognized in My Computer, but the server with a removable hard drive backup does not show one. It only shows the C drive and CD drive.
Is this an incompatability problem between Win95 and Win98 ?

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p.s. - 2nd question about win95 server
Dec 12, 2003 10:17AM PST

I do not know the password for this win95 server or if it has a password, but I need to shut it down and reboot.
Before risking shutting down, can I find out if it has a password ? or any suggestions ?

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Are You Sure It's Win 95 and Not WinNT ??
Dec 12, 2003 2:19PM PST

Windows 95 isn't commonly used for a full-fledged server, (NT is), but if it's actually Windows 95, you don't really need the password as simply clicking on "Cancel" will get you in. On the other hand, Windows NT is much more secure and will indeed need a password. NT is much more reliable as a server and can run for longer periods of time without being turned off. Is there a "C\Windows" folder or a "C\Winnt" folder?

In regards to the removable hard drive, you'll need to check the Win 95 machine, to make sure that the removable drive is "shared" with the network. Double click on "My Computer", RIGHT click on the removable drive's icon (if it's there), choose "Sharing" from the menu, then make sure the drive is "shared".

Hope this helps.

Grif

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will check again this morning to see if it's Win 95 and get back to you - NT
Dec 12, 2003 7:19PM PST

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Yes it is Win 95
Dec 13, 2003 1:43AM PST

and I can not see the "F" drive where the business program all data is located because - - it was booted up without logging on the the network of the other 6 computers.
Question: should I chance shutting down not knowing the password - - if it has one ?

nervous Gene

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and it has a C drive with Win95 and F drive with the business program - NT
Dec 13, 2003 1:50AM PST

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Gene, No Guarantees, But It Shouldn't Be A Problem...
Dec 13, 2003 11:36AM PST

Remember though, first, you need to make sure that the F drive is properly "shared" on the server so that all the networked computers will be able to "see" the drive. That is REQUIRED. As described before, while on the Win95 machine, double click on "My Computer", RIGHT click on the F drive, choose "sharing", then share the drive. Be aware of security concerns as you may only want to share parts of the drive and you can also create a password (a good idea) for the shared drive. On the remote machines, after the password is first entered, it will "remember" it so you won't need to enter it again. The password should stop random access by viruses and hackers.

Next, shut down the server and after it's restarted, click on the "Cancel" button at Log on. AFter the machine is up and running, you may need to reboot all the other five computers so they can recognize the network again.

You may even want to "map a network" drive so that the networked computers will find it quickly. Windows 9.x can have a few difficulties with "Network Neighborhood" connections. Mapping the network drive to the required server allows them to log on directly to the server at start up. To "map a network drive", access each remote computer, RIGHT click on "My Computer", choose "map network drive". When the dialogue window loads, choose a drive letter that you want the connection to designated as, then "Browse" to the server.

Hope this helps.

Grif

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Thanks for the detailed info. Will be working on it the next few weeks. NT
Dec 13, 2003 10:19PM PST

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(NT) Gene, Good Luck and Let Us Know How It Goes.
Dec 14, 2003 4:10AM PST

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