Can't add folder on network share to library

Windows Server 2003 - x86
Windows Seven - x86 / x64 (I've tried this on both)

Every hard drive in my hosue is NTFS.

I'm not sharing from Seven to Seven, I'm sure that would work just fine. I'm sharing from Server 2003 to Seven.

the only thing i can think of now is something blocking the action or request on the network. Referring to possibly upnp. First i would test x86 to x86, then go on to the x64. If you have a firewall/network/router log, you can view this instance. If not mistaken i believe the broadcast for upnp is 239.255.255.250 i believe... with it hitting on the udp port of 1900.. if blocked it will continue to look for the next port open ie; 1901, 1902 so on.

No need to forward any port on router if NAT and have upnp, just have to make sure everyone is speaking same language on the network to find one another... no more netbios type days... just a thought

There is one way to get around this:

1. open regedit (as administrator)
2. go to HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/ShellFolders
3. Change the Documents, Videos, Music, and Pictures entries to the network drive
4. go to HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/UserShellFolders
5. Change the Documents, Videos, Music, and Pictures entries to the network drive
6. close regedit
7. open regedit (as current user)
8. go to HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/ShellFolders
9. Change the Documents, Videos, Music, and Pictures entries to the network drive
10. go to HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/UserShellFolders
11. Change the Documents, Videos, Music, and Pictures entries to the network drive
12. close regedit
13. log out and log in again

Windows has now redirected it's standard folders to the network drive. Afterwards you see the network shares in the libraries and you are able to add the local (e.g. c:) folders into the library again.

Hope that helps!

the registry hack worked beautifully for me, nice!

If you do not want to edit the registry, another work around is to browse to the My Documents folder "C:\Users\%username%\". Then you can go to the properties of the folder and select the location tab and move the folder just as it worked in Vista.

jimbo45 said:

On Windows 7 Networked machines a library (or libraries) CAN be shared but only if the computers are
1) Running Windows 7
2) Part of the same HOMEGROUP (and you can only have 1 home group on a Home network).



To add "networked folders" to a library then these folders (on your network) must be Indexed and shared.

What happens however in the case of these "shared folders" being moved or deleted when you are offline I don't know. Does your Library show "Can't find the data" or will it automatically update the library contents when you are online again and have access to the network drives.

When I was browsing the the W7 "Pre-amble" way back at build 7000 I read with interest about the Library feature.

Originally sounded great -- but the more I get into it I'm beginning to find that unless your entire Network is running W7 the feature is only of use for small home ("mom and pop") type networks and is in no way of any use in a corporate environment.

Search version 4 on non Windows 7 machines allows the non W7 machines to add their folders to a library but still doesn't solve the problem of wanting to share the library AS A LIBRARY on networked machines.

We shouldn't also have to use Registry hacks for thiis either.

I still believe that USERS who are the OWNERS of data should be able to arrange SIMPLY who has access to it -- and I'm afraid in a typical office environment most users certainly won't be able to mess around with the registry - especially on Networked computers.

Cheers
jimbo

1. Thats the only complaint jimbo, the backwards comp and non use of library with a non 7 pc, but can still share, and those shares will be pass protected for read/list access, atleast. I understand you there, but there wont be any kind of fix.... its trying to re-fit a deisel engine to be a hybrid, in a way.

2. About your offline files. Well this would be the case if you were using 7 or not. If you had shares, and then move them, they wont be shared anymore then, nothing has changed with that. Thought you were on the right understanding of this already.

3. Why couldnt this be of use in corporate environment? You can set up libraries with specific share priv setup. Either Everyone in Homegroup or specific ppl. This takes away the step of either hiding documents/drives, pass protecting folders. Also with libraries, info and files can be shared thru public docs, rather than having ONE drive dedicated to network public sharing. Without having to setup special privs for a certain document, like read only. Lets say you have 5 departements in the office. I have docs i just want to share with my OWN department and not the rest of the office. I can do that within 7, simple, faster, and more secure.

why do you say owners of a document cant specify who has access? Share with? advanced sharing?


Not sure what this talk is about only having one homegroup per network. I created two, by accident, when i first installed 7 on the network here, no problems or prompts.