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Thread ID: 114359 2010-11-30 00:45:00 Sharing External Hard Drive over Network Runs a Setup w000t (11562) Press F1
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1157402 2010-11-30 02:21:00 It must be running the built in software, which is supposed to "help" configure it. If you format the drive, plugged it back into your PC it shouldn't have that software on it anymore.

Then on the laptop:
Start > Run > \\IP_OF_DESKTOP\F$ (if F is the drive letter of that drive on the desktop)

Eg: \\192.168.1.20\f$.

or map it through command prompt:
net use F: \\192.168.1.20\f$

Might ask you for credentials.
WarNox (8772)
1157403 2010-11-30 02:28:00 Double clicking the mapped drive will probably execute the autorun which is why you get the setup....You need to share a folder, not the root, or rename the autorun executeable! SolMiester (139)
1157404 2010-11-30 03:00:00 if it's auto run can't you just delete the autorun.ini or whatever it's called dugimodo (138)
1157405 2010-12-07 09:15:00 any way to map a drive so it wont prompt you to enter username and PW after rebooting? 12steps (14778)
1157406 2010-12-07 19:01:00 for the autorun problem, Display hidden files and folders in explorers options and go to the drive's root

look for a file called "autorun.ini" either delete it or open it with notepad and edit it so it does not try to run a .exe, I think the line starts with run=.

also in this file you can specify a custom icon (if you want to) just edit the line icon= to specify a path to an icon
The Error Guy (14052)
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