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

• Microsoft Windows 98

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:
   
   \\<computer name>\<share name>



3. Click OK.



4. 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.



5. 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\<username>.pwl file, where <username> 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\<username>.pwl file is used.

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbtool mwbackup win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: February 2, 1999