"databaseben" wrote:

> I'm have difficulty with researching and googling because I am unable to
> describe my question and hope that someone can enlighten me with this request.
>
> Basically, I don't have any trouble with connecting my laptop to my pc and
> transfer files between them via wireless or cross-over cable.  But I can do
> so if I log into windows on both machines.
>
> As an experiment, I tried to gain access to my laptop drive, from the pc,
> without having windows open on the laptop side.  I logged into the laptop c
> drive via recovery console, but my pc could not map or see the laptop drive. 
> This was ok, since I think that there is something more required in order to
> get the laptop connected via cross over cable.
>
> I know that the laptop harddrive can be removed and conencted directly to
> the pc. But can the laptop drive be accessed directly and while still in the
> laptop?
>
> As mentioned, its kind of a hard queston because I am not network savvy and
> don't know the terms I need to use to begin my research....
>
> Can anyone shed some technical light as to what I am trying to accomplish....?
>
> thanks..
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "Ordinary guy trying to help ordinary people w/ ordinary problems w/
> ordinary solutions. Hey Luigi !  That''sa extraordinary!

"jmwills" <jmwi***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> As long as the laptop is turned on, you do not have to be logged into the
> laptop for the desktop to "network" to it.
> Did you actually mark any of the drives or folders as shared?  YOu can map
> the the default share by using the C$ symbol.
> --
> MCP (2K) Net+, A+
> Server-Networking MVP
>
>
> "databaseben" wrote:
>
>> I'm have difficulty with researching and googling because I am unable to
>> describe my question and hope that someone can enlighten me with this
>> request.
>>
>> Basically, I don't have any trouble with connecting my laptop to my pc
>> and
>> transfer files between them via wireless or cross-over cable.  But I can
>> do
>> so if I log into windows on both machines.
>>
>> As an experiment, I tried to gain access to my laptop drive, from the pc,
>> without having windows open on the laptop side.  I logged into the laptop
>> c
>> drive via recovery console, but my pc could not map or see the laptop
>> drive.
>> This was ok, since I think that there is something more required in order
>> to
>> get the laptop connected via cross over cable.
>>
>> I know that the laptop harddrive can be removed and conencted directly to
>> the pc. But can the laptop drive be accessed directly and while still in
>> the
>> laptop?
>>
>> As mentioned, its kind of a hard queston because I am not network savvy
>> and
>> don't know the terms I need to use to begin my research....
>>
>> Can anyone shed some technical light as to what I am trying to
>> accomplish....?
>>
>> thanks..
>> --
>> ~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> "Ordinary guy trying to help ordinary people w/ ordinary problems w/
>> ordinary solutions. Hey Luigi !  That''sa extraordinary!

"databaseben" <database***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:681C6FD4-4B0F-435B-8DBC-75CECD0C6D8F@microsoft.com...
> I'm have difficulty with researching and googling because I am unable to
> describe my question and hope that someone can enlighten me with this
> request.
>
> Basically, I don't have any trouble with connecting my laptop to my pc and
> transfer files between them via wireless or cross-over cable.  But I can
> do
> so if I log into windows on both machines.
>
> As an experiment, I tried to gain access to my laptop drive, from the pc,
> without having windows open on the laptop side.  I logged into the laptop
> c
> drive via recovery console, but my pc could not map or see the laptop
> drive.
> This was ok, since I think that there is something more required in order
> to
> get the laptop connected via cross over cable.
>
> I know that the laptop harddrive can be removed and conencted directly to
> the pc. But can the laptop drive be accessed directly and while still in
> the
> laptop?
>
> As mentioned, its kind of a hard queston because I am not network savvy
> and
> don't know the terms I need to use to begin my research....
>
> Can anyone shed some technical light as to what I am trying to
> accomplish....?
>
> thanks..
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "Ordinary guy trying to help ordinary people w/ ordinary problems w/
> ordinary solutions. Hey Luigi !  That''sa extraordinary!

"Richard G. Harper" <rghar***@email.com> wrote in message
news:eIrsHP92GHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Unless you have Windows (or some other network-aware software, like maybe
> a Linux bootable CD with NTFS drivers) running on the laptop, you won't be
> able to access it over the network no matter what you do with cabling or
> client configuration.  Recovery Console is not network aware and doesn't
> run the services you need to access the laptop over the network.
>
> You should be able to start the laptop up normally and not log in but
> still have network access to its drive.
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]  rghar***@gmail.com
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * for the benefit of all.  Private mail is usually not replied to.
> * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "databaseben" <database***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:681C6FD4-4B0F-435B-8DBC-75CECD0C6D8F@microsoft.com...
>> I'm have difficulty with researching and googling because I am unable to
>> describe my question and hope that someone can enlighten me with this
>> request.
>>
>> Basically, I don't have any trouble with connecting my laptop to my pc
>> and
>> transfer files between them via wireless or cross-over cable.  But I can
>> do
>> so if I log into windows on both machines.
>>
>> As an experiment, I tried to gain access to my laptop drive, from the pc,
>> without having windows open on the laptop side.  I logged into the laptop
>> c
>> drive via recovery console, but my pc could not map or see the laptop
>> drive.
>> This was ok, since I think that there is something more required in order
>> to
>> get the laptop connected via cross over cable.
>>
>> I know that the laptop harddrive can be removed and conencted directly to
>> the pc. But can the laptop drive be accessed directly and while still in
>> the
>> laptop?
>>
>> As mentioned, its kind of a hard queston because I am not network savvy
>> and
>> don't know the terms I need to use to begin my research....
>>
>> Can anyone shed some technical light as to what I am trying to
>> accomplish....?
>>
>> thanks..
>> --
>> ~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> "Ordinary guy trying to help ordinary people w/ ordinary problems w/
>> ordinary solutions. Hey Luigi !  That''sa extraordinary!
>
>

"DatabaseBen" <database***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> yeh, that is what i was thinking to:
> that I should be able to start the laptop, not log in to windows and
> somehow get control of its drive.
>
> So it sounds like maybe i need
> to boot the laptop with somekind of networking aware(something or another)
> if i want my pc to see the drive....
>
> This makes sense to me, and didn't think that i needed
> to make somekind of boot disk with networking on it.
> Sort of like when booting safemode with networking.
>
> Thanks, at least my thoughts are becoming clearer now......
>
> "Richard G. Harper" <rghar***@email.com> wrote in message
> news:eIrsHP92GHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Unless you have Windows (or some other network-aware software, like maybe
>> a Linux bootable CD with NTFS drivers) running on the laptop, you won't
>> be able to access it over the network no matter what you do with cabling
>> or client configuration.  Recovery Console is not network aware and
>> doesn't run the services you need to access the laptop over the network.
>>
>> You should be able to start the laptop up normally and not log in but
>> still have network access to its drive.
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]  rghar***@gmail.com
>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> * for the benefit of all.  Private mail is usually not replied to.
>> * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> "databaseben" <database***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:681C6FD4-4B0F-435B-8DBC-75CECD0C6D8F@microsoft.com...
>>> I'm have difficulty with researching and googling because I am unable to
>>> describe my question and hope that someone can enlighten me with this
>>> request.
>>>
>>> Basically, I don't have any trouble with connecting my laptop to my pc
>>> and
>>> transfer files between them via wireless or cross-over cable.  But I can
>>> do
>>> so if I log into windows on both machines.
>>>
>>> As an experiment, I tried to gain access to my laptop drive, from the
>>> pc,
>>> without having windows open on the laptop side.  I logged into the
>>> laptop c
>>> drive via recovery console, but my pc could not map or see the laptop
>>> drive.
>>> This was ok, since I think that there is something more required in
>>> order to
>>> get the laptop connected via cross over cable.
>>>
>>> I know that the laptop harddrive can be removed and conencted directly
>>> to
>>> the pc. But can the laptop drive be accessed directly and while still in
>>> the
>>> laptop?
>>>
>>> As mentioned, its kind of a hard queston because I am not network savvy
>>> and
>>> don't know the terms I need to use to begin my research....
>>>
>>> Can anyone shed some technical light as to what I am trying to
>>> accomplish....?
>>>
>>> thanks..
>>> --
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>> "Ordinary guy trying to help ordinary people w/ ordinary problems w/
>>> ordinary solutions. Hey Luigi !  That''sa extraordinary!
>>
>>
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