Shared Floders

When I try to share foldrs using Windows Live Messenger i get the message
"your computer does not support sharing folders". Is there any way to resolve
this or is my computer just not up to it??

Greetings,

Sharing Folders requires the NTFS file system. You can do so by following
the instructions here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...onvertfat.mspx

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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"Paulboro" <> wrote in message
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> When I try to share foldrs using Windows Live Messenger i get the message
> "your computer does not support sharing folders". Is there any way to resolve
> this or is my computer just not up to it??

You must be joking! Is that really the case? What is the difference between
NTFS and FAT32? I run Windows on a vertual machine in Apple OSX on FAT32, can
OSX write to NTFS?

Huub

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Sharing Folders requires the NTFS file system. You can do so by following
> the instructions here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...onvertfat.mspx
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Paulboro" <> wrote in message
> news:4D82F862-32B6-4210-9911-...
> > When I try to share foldrs using Windows Live Messenger i get the message
> > "your computer does not support sharing folders". Is there any way to resolve
> > this or is my computer just not up to it??
>
>
>

Hi,

It's no joke, Sharing Folders uses the USN journal feature in NTFS for its basic
functionality. There is no USN journal in FAT32, hence it doesn't work.

There's plenty of info comparing the two file systems, just search:
http://www.google.com/search?q=ntfs+vs+fat32

Writing to NTFS in non-Windows isn't recommended, although it's apparently a lot better than
it used to be. In your case, I'd just suggest not using Sharing Folders and using the normal
file transfer which does not require NTFS and save yourself the trouble for the time being.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Huub" <> wrote in message
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> You must be joking! Is that really the case? What is the difference between
> NTFS and FAT32? I run Windows on a vertual machine in Apple OSX on FAT32, can
> OSX write to NTFS?
>
> Huub
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Sharing Folders requires the NTFS file system. You can do so by following
>> the instructions here:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...onvertfat.mspx
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Paulboro" <> wrote in message
>> news:4D82F862-32B6-4210-9911-...
>> > When I try to share foldrs using Windows Live Messenger i get the message
>> > "your computer does not support sharing folders". Is there any way to resolve
>> > this or is my computer just not up to it??
>>
>>
>>