skyislandmaggie
Technical User
Howdy Howdy,
1) Windows 7 machines on our Windows 2008 server network do not see our file server unless I map the drive manually (e.g. start-->run--> I type in \\servername\, then right clicking on the shared folder, and selecting "Map Network Drive.") It seems like I should be able to see the file server when I go into explorer\network and view the machines on the network, so that I can navigate to the folder I want to get to, and mapping it that way. Is there a setting on the Windows 7 machines, or on the server that I need to make? I've inherited this network from a previous IT person, so I'm not sure the evolution of how the machines have been set up.
2) Someone just gave us a Dell PowerEdge dual processor server that has Windows 2003 server on it. We have a network user who I think might benefit from using a dual processor (she uses ArcGIS) and I was wondering if it's better to just leave Windows 2003 on the machine but let her use it as a desktop (are there any negative implications to having a sever on your network that isn't actually acting as a server), or if I should install Windows 7 on the machine - and if I do that, has anyone had any problems installing Windows 7 on a dual processor machine.
Many thanks!
Maggie
1) Windows 7 machines on our Windows 2008 server network do not see our file server unless I map the drive manually (e.g. start-->run--> I type in \\servername\, then right clicking on the shared folder, and selecting "Map Network Drive.") It seems like I should be able to see the file server when I go into explorer\network and view the machines on the network, so that I can navigate to the folder I want to get to, and mapping it that way. Is there a setting on the Windows 7 machines, or on the server that I need to make? I've inherited this network from a previous IT person, so I'm not sure the evolution of how the machines have been set up.
2) Someone just gave us a Dell PowerEdge dual processor server that has Windows 2003 server on it. We have a network user who I think might benefit from using a dual processor (she uses ArcGIS) and I was wondering if it's better to just leave Windows 2003 on the machine but let her use it as a desktop (are there any negative implications to having a sever on your network that isn't actually acting as a server), or if I should install Windows 7 on the machine - and if I do that, has anyone had any problems installing Windows 7 on a dual processor machine.
Many thanks!
Maggie
