Remote Desktop and External Drives

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i have a computer with an external hard drive and external DVD burner. when
i remote desktop into this computer, these two external drives are not
available. is this by design? is there a way to enable this. this computer
is worked on by remoting into it, it has no monitor, keyboard, mouse. thanks!

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Remote Desktop only works with the drive Windows XP is installed on.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
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"Larz" wrote:

| i have a computer with an external hard drive and external DVD burner. when
| i remote desktop into this computer, these two external drives are not
| available. is this by design? is there a way to enable this. this computer
| is worked on by remoting into it, it has no monitor, keyboard, mouse. thanks!

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

When you go to Remote Desktop, click on the Options Button. Click on the
Local Resources Tab. Under Local Devices, do you have them all checked? If
not, check them and see if that helps.


"D.Currie" <dmbcurrie.nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3j3o1kFo60mtU1@individual.net...
> Huh? Right now I have remote desktop connections to 2 different computers,
> and I have full access to every drive on both computers, and that includes
> USB drives and memory sticks.
>
> In a remote desktop session, you should have access to everything on the
> computer that you would have if you were sitting in front of it.
>
> to the OP: you might want to temporarily hook up a monitor and keyboard
> and make sure those drives are working normally.
>
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23QRrvUpgFHA.1148@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Remote Desktop only works with the drive Windows XP is installed on.
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>> Microsoft Newsgroups
>>
>> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/se [...] hoose.mspx
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Larz" wrote:
>>
>> | i have a computer with an external hard drive and external DVD burner.
>> when
>> | i remote desktop into this computer, these two external drives are not
>> | available. is this by design? is there a way to enable this. this
>> computer
>> | is worked on by remoting into it, it has no monitor, keyboard, mouse.
>> thanks!
>
>