external hard drive sharing

amr1809 · 04-10-2008, 03:02 PM

i have a 500g external hard drive which i cannot share over my network.
i have allowed drive to be shard over the network. both networks have same workgroup name. i have an internal drive which is shared and access is allowed to that with no problem. i have edited registry (ipsstacksize) and followed all solutions previously given but still no luck. i keep getting same error message with access deined and size is too large. etc. anyone please help me. many thanks.

johnwill · 04-11-2008, 05:52 AM

We need to see the exact error message, a screen shot would be best.

amr1809 · 04-11-2008, 08:18 AM

i get' not enough storage space is available to process this command'.

johnwill · 04-12-2008, 08:47 AM

- Start, Run, REGEDIT
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters
- Edit the IRPStackSize
- Set it to a DWORD value of 15 (or more, valid range 11-50)
- NOTE: If IRPStackSize doesn't exist, create a new DWORD entry for it
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
- Set the PagedPoolSize to 0
- Exit REGEDIT and reboot

amr1809 · 04-14-2008, 08:16 AM

Thank you for the reply. I have done this but am still unable to share the hard drive. Btw, I have done the above registry edit to both PC's - is this correct?

johnwill · 04-14-2008, 11:28 AM

Yep, that's fine.

Here's a couple of pages on possible fixes, that issue has multiple root causes.

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-223178.php

http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversio...hp/t62001.html

ITTechspec044 · 04-17-2008, 09:00 PM

Is it a western digital external drive. and is it attached to an XP machine with a USB cable?

I had the same exact problem, but when I connected it with the firewire cable, I was able to share it. Can't tell you why, but I guess that access speed has something to do with it.

amr1809 · 04-18-2008, 03:16 AM

Thanks for the reply.
Its an Iomega 500gig external drive. attached via usb; no firewire port available.

johnwill · 04-18-2008, 06:44 AM

Access speed has nothing to do with the issue, the network connection is not speed sensitive.

04-10-2008, 03:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
amr1809 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp sp2	external hard drive sharing i have a 500g external hard drive which i cannot share over my network. i have allowed drive to be shard over the network. both networks have same workgroup name. i have an internal drive which is shared and access is allowed to that with no problem. i have edited registry (ipsstacksize) and followed all solutions previously given but still no luck. i keep getting same error message with access deined and size is too large. etc. anyone please help me. many thanks.

04-11-2008, 05:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 28,754 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: external hard drive sharing We need to see the exact error message, a screen shot would be best. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

04-11-2008, 08:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
amr1809 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp sp2	Re: external hard drive sharing i get' not enough storage space is available to process this command'.

04-12-2008, 08:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 28,754 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: external hard drive sharing - Start, Run, REGEDIT - Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters - Edit the IRPStackSize - Set it to a DWORD value of 15 (or more, valid range 11-50) - NOTE: If IRPStackSize doesn't exist, create a new DWORD entry for it - Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management - Set the PagedPoolSize to 0 - Exit REGEDIT and reboot __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

04-14-2008, 08:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
amr1809 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp sp2	Re: external hard drive sharing Thank you for the reply. I have done this but am still unable to share the hard drive. Btw, I have done the above registry edit to both PC's - is this correct?

04-14-2008, 11:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 28,754 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: external hard drive sharing Yep, that's fine. Here's a couple of pages on possible fixes, that issue has multiple root causes. http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-223178.php http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversio...hp/t62001.html __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

04-17-2008, 09:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
ITTechspec044 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 18 OS: WinXP Pro - VISTA Ultimate - Win2k and Win2003 Servers	Re: external hard drive sharing Is it a western digital external drive. and is it attached to an XP machine with a USB cable? I had the same exact problem, but when I connected it with the firewire cable, I was able to share it. Can't tell you why, but I guess that access speed has something to do with it.

04-18-2008, 03:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
amr1809 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp sp2	Re: external hard drive sharing Thanks for the reply. Its an Iomega 500gig external drive. attached via usb; no firewire port available.

04-18-2008, 06:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 28,754 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: external hard drive sharing Access speed has nothing to do with the issue, the network connection is not speed sensitive. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience