Map A Network Drive In Windows XP

If you have more than one computer, you can share files across your home network. Shared folders from other computers appear in Windows Explorer just as if they were on the computer you're using.

Create a connection to the shared folder on the computer that you want to use to open the files. You can connect to the shared folder in two ways:

• You can directly open the shared folder. This is the quickest way to get to your shared files.
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• You can map a drive letter to the shared folder. This way makes it easier to open the folder in the future.

Open a shared folder:

1. On your desktop--> double-click My Network Places.

Note:  If My Network Places is not on your desktop--> click Start--> and then click My Network Places on the Start menu.