Sharing folders not supported?

Why can I share folders with my pc, but when I installed Live Messenger on
the works pc and my wifes laptop, both have the same message when I try and
use the function- "Your computer does not support sharing folders. If you
need help..." ??

I have looked in the help and can't find anything about it. Help please!!

Here's a Windows Live Messenger troubleshooting guide. Have you checked to
see if your PC's hard disk is using the FAT32 or NTFS filing system?
Sharing Folders is only supported when your computer and your contact's
computer both use the NTFS filing system.

http://help.live.com/(ZmlsdGVyPURIX1...hselbuort&fs=1

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"wastedyuthe" <> wrote in message
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> Why can I share folders with my pc, but when I installed Live Messenger on
> the works pc and my wifes laptop, both have the same message when I try
> and
> use the function- "Your computer does not support sharing folders. If you
> need help..." ??
>
> I have looked in the help and can't find anything about it. Help please!!

That is it, thank you. I must have missed that when I was looking through
the faq. The work pc and my wifes laptop both use fat32, where as mine is
ntfs. My wife has two partitions on her drive C. Could I just format the
second drive as ntfs and select to use that for the shared folder?

"Jennifer Burgin [Windows Live MVP]" wrote:

> Here's a Windows Live Messenger troubleshooting guide. Have you checked to
> see if your PC's hard disk is using the FAT32 or NTFS filing system?
> Sharing Folders is only supported when your computer and your contact's
> computer both use the NTFS filing system.
>
> http://help.live.com/(ZmlsdGVyPURIX1...hselbuort&fs=1
>
> --
> Jennifer Burgin (GT: Miss Cabernet)
> Microsoft MVP, Windows Live
> www.jenniferburgin.com
> "wastedyuthe" <> wrote in message
> news:922942B4-2730-4865-8D77-...
> > Why can I share folders with my pc, but when I installed Live Messenger on
> > the works pc and my wifes laptop, both have the same message when I try
> > and
> > use the function- "Your computer does not support sharing folders. If you
> > need help..." ??
> >
> > I have looked in the help and can't find anything about it. Help please!!
>
>
>

Yes, you can just format the second partition to NTFS for the use of
Messenger shared folders. This should work fine. You may want to consider
converting the other partition to NTFS in the future if you think you'll
ever run Messenger shared folders or newer applications. FAT32 is an older
filing system. It's highly recommended to back-up all of your data before
proceeding with the conversion.

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Jennifer Burgin (GT: Miss Cabernet)
Microsoft MVP, Windows Live
www.jenniferburgin.com
"wastedyuthe" <> wrote in message
news:1321767B-AB5D-4DF3-B1C4-...
> That is it, thank you. I must have missed that when I was looking through
> the faq. The work pc and my wifes laptop both use fat32, where as mine is
> ntfs. My wife has two partitions on her drive C. Could I just format the
> second drive as ntfs and select to use that for the shared folder?
>
> "Jennifer Burgin [Windows Live MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Here's a Windows Live Messenger troubleshooting guide. Have you checked
>> to
>> see if your PC's hard disk is using the FAT32 or NTFS filing system?
>> Sharing Folders is only supported when your computer and your contact's
>> computer both use the NTFS filing system.
>>
>> http://help.live.com/(ZmlsdGVyPURIX1...hselbuort&fs=1
>>
>> --
>> Jennifer Burgin (GT: Miss Cabernet)
>> Microsoft MVP, Windows Live
>> www.jenniferburgin.com
>> "wastedyuthe" <> wrote in message
>> news:922942B4-2730-4865-8D77-...
>> > Why can I share folders with my pc, but when I installed Live Messenger
>> > on
>> > the works pc and my wifes laptop, both have the same message when I try
>> > and
>> > use the function- "Your computer does not support sharing folders. If
>> > you
>> > need help..." ??
>> >
>> > I have looked in the help and can't find anything about it. Help
>> > please!!
>>
>>
>>

Greetings,

The drive where your profile is stored has to support NTFS. Just making other partitions
NTFS won't help.

Conversion is simple and won't take very long:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...onvertfat.mspx

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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.
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"wastedyuthe" <> wrote in message
news:1321767B-AB5D-4DF3-B1C4-...
> That is it, thank you. I must have missed that when I was looking through
> the faq. The work pc and my wifes laptop both use fat32, where as mine is
> ntfs. My wife has two partitions on her drive C. Could I just format the
> second drive as ntfs and select to use that for the shared folder?
>
> "Jennifer Burgin [Windows Live MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Here's a Windows Live Messenger troubleshooting guide. Have you checked to
>> see if your PC's hard disk is using the FAT32 or NTFS filing system?
>> Sharing Folders is only supported when your computer and your contact's
>> computer both use the NTFS filing system.
>>
>> http://help.live.com/(ZmlsdGVyPURIX1...hselbuort&fs=1
>>
>> --
>> Jennifer Burgin (GT: Miss Cabernet)
>> Microsoft MVP, Windows Live
>> www.jenniferburgin.com
>> "wastedyuthe" <> wrote in message
>> news:922942B4-2730-4865-8D77-...
>> > Why can I share folders with my pc, but when I installed Live Messenger on
>> > the works pc and my wifes laptop, both have the same message when I try
>> > and
>> > use the function- "Your computer does not support sharing folders. If you
>> > need help..." ??
>> >
>> > I have looked in the help and can't find anything about it. Help please!!
>>
>>
>>

Thanks people. Converted both my partitions to ntfs and it works. Thanks.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> The drive where your profile is stored has to support NTFS. Just making other partitions
> NTFS won't help.
>
> Conversion is simple and won't take very long:
> 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.
> --
>
> "wastedyuthe" <> wrote in message
> news:1321767B-AB5D-4DF3-B1C4-...
> > That is it, thank you. I must have missed that when I was looking through
> > the faq. The work pc and my wifes laptop both use fat32, where as mine is
> > ntfs. My wife has two partitions on her drive C. Could I just format the
> > second drive as ntfs and select to use that for the shared folder?
> >
> > "Jennifer Burgin [Windows Live MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Here's a Windows Live Messenger troubleshooting guide. Have you checked to
> >> see if your PC's hard disk is using the FAT32 or NTFS filing system?
> >> Sharing Folders is only supported when your computer and your contact's
> >> computer both use the NTFS filing system.
> >>
> >> http://help.live.com/(ZmlsdGVyPURIX1...hselbuort&fs=1
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jennifer Burgin (GT: Miss Cabernet)
> >> Microsoft MVP, Windows Live
> >> www.jenniferburgin.com
> >> "wastedyuthe" <> wrote in message
> >> news:922942B4-2730-4865-8D77-...
> >> > Why can I share folders with my pc, but when I installed Live Messenger on
> >> > the works pc and my wifes laptop, both have the same message when I try
> >> > and
> >> > use the function- "Your computer does not support sharing folders. If you
> >> > need help..." ??
> >> >
> >> > I have looked in the help and can't find anything about it. Help please!!
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Hi,

Great. You'll probably want to defragment them if you haven't already since the conversion
does cause quite a lot of fragmentation.

--
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.
--

"wastedyuthe" <> wrote in message
news:C04D7C76-81FF-4616-8E1C-...
> Thanks people. Converted both my partitions to ntfs and it works. Thanks.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> The drive where your profile is stored has to support NTFS. Just making other partitions
>> NTFS won't help.
>>
>> Conversion is simple and won't take very long:
>> 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.
>> --
>>
>> "wastedyuthe" <> wrote in message
>> news:1321767B-AB5D-4DF3-B1C4-...
>> > That is it, thank you. I must have missed that when I was looking through
>> > the faq. The work pc and my wifes laptop both use fat32, where as mine is
>> > ntfs. My wife has two partitions on her drive C. Could I just format the
>> > second drive as ntfs and select to use that for the shared folder?
>> >
>> > "Jennifer Burgin [Windows Live MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Here's a Windows Live Messenger troubleshooting guide. Have you checked to
>> >> see if your PC's hard disk is using the FAT32 or NTFS filing system?
>> >> Sharing Folders is only supported when your computer and your contact's
>> >> computer both use the NTFS filing system.
>> >>
>> >> http://help.live.com/(ZmlsdGVyPURIX1...hselbuort&fs=1
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Jennifer Burgin (GT: Miss Cabernet)
>> >> Microsoft MVP, Windows Live
>> >> www.jenniferburgin.com
>> >> "wastedyuthe" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:922942B4-2730-4865-8D77-...
>> >> > Why can I share folders with my pc, but when I installed Live Messenger on
>> >> > the works pc and my wifes laptop, both have the same message when I try
>> >> > and
>> >> > use the function- "Your computer does not support sharing folders. If you
>> >> > need help..." ??
>> >> >
>> >> > I have looked in the help and can't find anything about it. Help please!!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

My best bet would be that your system is FAT32, and not NTFS. Here is the
snippet I have copied from the help page:

To use Sharing Folders, you and your contact must both use a system
partition (A partition can be a section of your hard drive, or the entire
drive. Partitions are usually created before the operating system is
installed. For most home users, the hard drive has only one partition.) that
is formatted with the NTFS (An advanced file system that provides
performance, security, reliability, and other advanced features) file
system. Typically, hard disks have a single partition that is formatted with
the NTFS file system. To determine whether your hard disk uses an NTFS
system partition, double-click My Computer, right-click the hard disk where
Windows is installed, and then click Properties. See whether NTFS is listed
under File system.

To convert your hard disk to NTFS from a command prompt:

1.. On the taskbar, click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
2.. Type convert c: /FS:NTFS, where C: is your hard drive, and then press
ENTER.
3.. Restart your computer.


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"wastedyuthe" <> wrote in message
news:922942B4-2730-4865-8D77-...
> Why can I share folders with my pc, but when I installed Live Messenger on
> the works pc and my wifes laptop, both have the same message when I try
> and
> use the function- "Your computer does not support sharing folders. If you
> need help..." ??
>
> I have looked in the help and can't find anything about it. Help please!!