How to Map a Network Drive in Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
This feature of Windows is only applicable for a computer running in a network. If you have more than one computer at home that are linked to each other and they share files between them, then this feature is a must for easy accessing of files from the computers in the network. Adding a map drive is just like adding a shortcut of a shared folder from other computers. You can just put the map drive icon on the desktop and then double click it to gain access of the data in that folder that is saved in other computers for easy access.
Mapping a Network Drive
1. Right click on an empty space on your desktop click on New and then Shortcut.
2. On the Create Shortcut window click on the Browse button and click the arrow by Network to expand it and show the list of all the computers in the network. Click on the target computer to expand it and then choose the shared folder that you want to map and click OK. Click Next.
3. Type the name of the shortcut in the box and then click Finish.
The map drive icon will look like this
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