Shared Folders in windows 2000?

Orishnu · Post by **Orishnu** » 15. Dec 2007, 21:13

i ahve installed all updates for windows 2000 professional Sp4, and I still can't get it to recognize ANY of my usb devices. It doesn't recognize my iPod, my usb flash drive, or my Seagate FreeAgent 500Gb external hard drive. i thought maybe i could access the external hard drive (which is the most important for me to get working) by making it a shared folder, but i can't figure out how to access shared folders.

any help would be appreciated.

edit: if its of any importance I'm running vbox on a macbook

Orishnu · Post by **Orishnu** » 15. Dec 2007, 21:19

i can see it in the menu, but i can't select it because it is greyed out.

here's a screenshot

Orishnu · Post by **Orishnu** » 15. Dec 2007, 21:37

ok, i found out that i can't use the USB becasue of an update to my OS. in which case, i will just use shared folders. but how? i have tried tying the command in and it doesn't seem to do anything

Post by **stefan.becker** » 15. Dec 2007, 21:40

Please read User Doc, try all there is declared.

And then post real Infos. What yo made step by step, Input and Output word by word. Else there is nothingg to say.

Orishnu · Post by **Orishnu** » 16. Dec 2007, 02:23

i did read user doc.

alright you want step by step? i can do that, ill even post screenies

1. when i found that USB wouldn't work, i tried to use shared folders. so i made my external hard drive into a shared folder. I went into settings, clicked on shared folders, then clicked on the add button. I chose the path, then gave it a name. (external)

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2. I started up my machine and logged in (to my administrator account) i opened up command prompt and type in "net use x: \\vboxsvr\External" (without the quotes) and i get "network path not found"

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thats about it. I also tried using run from the start menu and i tried using a different drive letter (e: its the first unused drive letter) but it doesnt seem to work
when using the run command from the start menu, command prompt opened for about 5 seconds and then quit, without changing anything that i can see