Some shared folders missing from My Network Places

27 May 2009 8:12 PM

Michael T.

I have a wireless network at home.

My laptop shares an Internet connection with my desktop computer. Both
computers are using WinXP Home with SP3 installed.

When I go to My Network Places (MNP) on my laptop I am able to see some of
the folders I am sharing from my desktop computer.

But I recently added some additional folders to share. But they do not
appear in MNP on my laptop,

Note: In left the left pane of MNP I clicked "View workgroup computers". I
then clicked on the workgroup for my desktop computer. I *was* able to see
all of the new 'shared' folders I just added.

But how do I refresh the main window of MNP so the recently added folders
appear?

Michael

27 May 2009 8:51 PM

Don Phillipson

"Michael T." <anonym***@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:Q8hTl.24500$as4.3160@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com...

> When I go to My Network Places (MNP) on my laptop I am able to see some of
> the folders I am sharing from my desktop computer.
>
> But I recently added some additional folders to share. But they do not
> appear in MNP on my laptop,
>
> Note: In left the left pane of MNP I clicked "View workgroup computers". I
> then clicked on the workgroup for my desktop computer. I *was* able to see
> all of the new 'shared' folders I just added.

You ought also to see (in Network Tasks, first item)
"Add a network place."
This is how you add a folder or filepath to the right side list.
Is this item missing from your display?

> But how do I refresh the main window of MNP so the recently added folders
> appear?

F5 is the usual Refresh key.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

27 May 2009 9:32 PM

Michael T.

"Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:
>
> F5 is the usual Refresh key.
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
>

That's the first thing I tried Don.

No joy.

27 May 2009 10:00 PM

John John - MVP

Manually add them with the "Add A Network Place".

John

Michael T. wrote:
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> I have a wireless network at home.
>
> My laptop shares an Internet connection with my desktop computer. Both
> computers are using WinXP Home with SP3 installed.
>
> When I go to My Network Places (MNP) on my laptop I am able to see some of
> the folders I am sharing from my desktop computer.
>
> But I recently added some additional folders to share. But they do not
> appear in MNP on my laptop,
>
> Note: In left the left pane of MNP I clicked "View workgroup computers". I
> then clicked on the workgroup for my desktop computer. I *was* able to see
> all of the new 'shared' folders I just added.
>
> But how do I refresh the main window of MNP so the recently added folders
> appear?
>
> Michael
>
>

27 May 2009 10:35 PM

Michael T.

"John John - MVP" <audetw***@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote:
>
> Manually add them with the "Add A Network Place".
>
> John
>

Thanks John.

Not sure how I missed "Add a network place" in the top left pane of My
Network Places. I think I am embarrassed.

Anyway the steps are simple, but for anyone who wants specific instructions
go to
http://tinyurl.com/r64pwm