Sharing of data and applications

Posted: 07-01-2003, 06:04 PM

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No one knows how to help!!

>-----Original Message-----
>On my new Dell (XP) I have Word documents that require a
>merge to an Acces database. All of this located in one
>directory I have shared.
>
>I want to have any of my other 3 networked (workgroup)

PCs

>use them. Problem is the merge documents can not find

the

>database because it is not on the networked PC.
>
>How can I setup the document directory on the new Dell so
>it is on a virtual drive letter (Z: or X that can be

the

>same on all of the PCs?? Then the merge documents would
>look on Z: for the database.
>
>
>.
>

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Yuen Fai Lo [MSFT]

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Re: Sharing of data and applications

Posted: 07-01-2003, 08:46 PM

Hi Phyllis,

To map a network drive, you can open up My Computer, select Tools->Map
Network Drive from the toolbar. You can then select the drive letter (Z

and the location of the shared folder.

"Phyllis" <sportskween@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On my new Dell (XP) I have Word documents that require a
> merge to an Acces database. All of this located in one
> directory I have shared.
>
> I want to have any of my other 3 networked (workgroup) PCs
> use them. Problem is the merge documents can not find the
> database because it is not on the networked PC.
>
> How can I setup the document directory on the new Dell so
> it is on a virtual drive letter (Z: or X that can be the
> same on all of the PCs?? Then the merge documents would
> look on Z: for the database.
>
>

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