Windows 7 Help me try to map a network drive

Matt PC Guy · Feb 12, 2014

Please help me try to map a network drive from a different PC on the same network!

When I try to do it this pops up:

I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 on the PC I'm trying to add the drive to and Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 on the PC where I want to map to.

They are both on the same workgroup.

Any help you can give will be much appreciated.

Twinnii · Feb 19, 2014

Please right click in folder select properties and verify that the shared name is there. If it is, copy it exactly with the \\. Then right click on Computer and select Map Network Drive... Paste name exactly and see what happens. I'm not in front of a pc right now but this should be the steps.

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Jimbo22 · Feb 12, 2014

This other PC, is it a work PC and is it part of some company network setup? That would be my guess as to why you're seeing the error message pop up.

strollin · Feb 12, 2014

Have you created a share on the drive you're attempting to map? You need to specify the share name along with the computer name such as \\MATHEW-PC\MyShare.

Matt PC Guy · Feb 18, 2014

bassfisher6522 said:
This other PC, is it a work PC and is it part of some company network setup? That would be my guess as to why you're seeing the error message pop up.

It's not a work PC It's at home on the same network.

Matt PC Guy · Feb 18, 2014

strollin said:
Have you created a share on the drive you're attempting to map? You need to specify the share name along with the computer name such as \\MATHEW-PC\MyShare.

Yeah I've right clicked it and then clicked share and typed 'everyone'.

Jimbo22 · Feb 18, 2014

Are you trying to connect from home to a work domain?

With windows 8/8.1 MS has made it much much easier to connect from the home to a work domain. I'm not sure how it works on windows 7, with that said, I would ask the network admin for the steps necessary to connect from home.

Twinnii · Feb 19, 2014

Please right click in folder select properties and verify that the shared name is there. If it is, copy it exactly with the \\. Then right click on Computer and select Map Network Drive... Paste name exactly and see what happens. I'm not in front of a pc right now but this should be the steps.

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strollin · Feb 19, 2014

Matt PC Guy said:
Yeah I've right clicked it and then clicked share and typed 'everyone'.

Is "everyone" the name you gave the share?

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