Microsoft KB Archive/261870

= Computers Do Not Appear in Windows Explorer or My Network Places When You Connect Them with a Firewire =

Article ID: 261870

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q261870



SYMPTOMS
When you use a 1394 (Firewire) cable to connect two computers, either computer may not be displayed in Windows Explorer or My Network Places on the other computer.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you are using an NEC PC-VT500J desktop computer.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, connect to either computer by using the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name.

To connect to a computer by using the UNC name, click Start, click Run, and then type \\ in the Open box (where  is the name of your computer.

To locate your computer name:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Network.
 * 3) Click the Identification tab. Your computer name is listed in the first box.

You can also access a file on a computer by typing the location of the file in UNC format.

To specify a file in UNC format, use the following syntax:

\\ \ \ \

For example, to gain access to a file named Report.xls in the Current\Month folder on a share named &quot;Documents&quot; on a computer named &quot;Sales,&quot; type the following:

\\sales\documents\current\month\report.xls

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Keywords: kbenv kbfirewall kbpending kbprb KB261870

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