Microsoft KB Archive/182344

= Error Message When You Back Up Files to a Shared Network Drive =

Article ID: 182344

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q182344



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to use Microsoft Backup to back up files or folders to a shared network drive, you may receive either of the following error messages:

Windows 95 Shared Network Drive
This media is not formatted with this product's backup software format. Formatting will require one to 30 minutes. All existing data on the media will be lost.

Do you want to format the media?

Windows NT Shared Network Drive
This media is write-protected. Remove the write protection or insert another media to continue.



CAUSE
These error messages can occur if the shared network drive to which you are attempting to back up files or folders is password protected.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, connect to and specify a password for the shared network drive before you attempt to back up files or folders to it. To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Run.
 * 2) In the Run box, type the following line:

\\ \
 * 1) Click OK.
 * 2) In the Enter Network Password dialog box, type the appropriate password in the Password box and verify that the "Save this password in your password list" check box is selected.
 * 3) Click OK, and then attempt to back up files or folders to the shared network drive again.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Backup does not prompt you for a password when you attempt to back up files or folders to a password-protected shared network drive.

When you connect to and specify a password for the shared network drive, the password is added to the Windows\ .pwl file, where is the name you use to log on to Windows 98. When you attempt to back up files or folders to the shared network drive, the appropriate password in the Windows\ .pwl file is used.

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