Can you transfer notes from one computer to another???

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hellokitty876

I have onenote 2003 on my computer at home and at school. I want to know if
its possible for me to transfer notes from my computer at school to my
computer at home. If so , how??

Thanks

hellokitty876

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Chris H.

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David G in NYC

I'm having a problem with this. I've configured OneNote to keep all the data
files in a different folder: E:\OneNote Data. The entire E: partition is
shared. However, one of my OneNote subfolders has decided on its own that it
won't share. When I try to copy files from that subfolder across my network
to another machine, whether I do it manually via My Network Places or via a
sync program I've been using for quite a while, I get the standard warning
that Windows displays when trying to access an unshared folder. A while ago
I deleted and re-created this subfolder (using the same folder name); it
worked for a few weeks, then the newly re-created subfolder again changed
itself to an unshareable condition. I need to know what's causing this and
how to prevent it. Any thoughts?
 
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Chris H.

Have you actually shared the folder itself by going into Windows Explorer
and right-clicking it, then selecting Sharing and Security... ?
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -
 
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David G in NYC

Yep. No help. When I do that, and then open My Network Places from the
other machine, I see that folder twice: once by itself, another if I
double-click the shared partition to see all the folders in it. But the
folder still isn't really shared, in that I can't open it.
 
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Grant Robertson

I'm having a problem with this. I've configured OneNote to keep all the data
files in a different folder: E:\OneNote Data. The entire E: partition is
shared. However, one of my OneNote subfolders has decided on its own that it
won't share. When I try to copy files from that subfolder across my network
to another machine, whether I do it manually via My Network Places or via a
sync program I've been using for quite a while, I get the standard warning
that Windows displays when trying to access an unshared folder. A while ago
I deleted and re-created this subfolder (using the same folder name); it
worked for a few weeks, then the newly re-created subfolder again changed
itself to an unshareable condition. I need to know what's causing this and
how to prevent it. Any thoughts?


It's possible that this particular folder has gotten it's security
settings set differently from all the other folders on that drive. Make
sure you are not using simple file sharing {Windows Explorer ; Tools /
Folder Options ; <View> ; Advanced Settings ; [ ] Use simple file
sharing} (at the very bottom of the list). Now check the settings on the
security tab of the properties for that folder.

It's also possible that you may have chosen a folder name that Windows
has in some hidden list of protected folders. I'm not saying it is
likely, or that I have seen it happen. But I have seen stranger things.
Try using a different name.

Is any of the computers on your network anything other than Windows XP
Pro or Windows server. (Media Edition is not Pro as far as I can tell.)
If so, try disconnecting those PC's from the network fixing the problem
again, and leaving those PC's off the network for a couple of weeks. I
have never seen peer-to-peer networking work reliably on any Windows
other than Win XP Pro or when connecting to a server. The other versions
of Windows eventually hose up the browse table and won't connect any
more.
 
C

Chris H.

By "Media Edition" I believe you're referring to Media Center Edition, which
is a "superset" just like Tablet PC, running on top of Windows XP Pro.

David, what anti virus software are you running, and are you running a
third-party firewall (beside Windows Firewall)? Your settings should be
with Simple File Sharing enabled, and the Guest account Off (not disabled).
If you're running a different combination, that could be why you're seeing
the access warning.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -


Grant Robertson said:
I'm having a problem with this. I've configured OneNote to keep all the
data
files in a different folder: E:\OneNote Data. The entire E: partition is
shared. However, one of my OneNote subfolders has decided on its own
that it
won't share. When I try to copy files from that subfolder across my
network
to another machine, whether I do it manually via My Network Places or via
a
sync program I've been using for quite a while, I get the standard
warning
that Windows displays when trying to access an unshared folder. A while
ago
I deleted and re-created this subfolder (using the same folder name); it
worked for a few weeks, then the newly re-created subfolder again changed
itself to an unshareable condition. I need to know what's causing this
and
how to prevent it. Any thoughts?


It's possible that this particular folder has gotten it's security
settings set differently from all the other folders on that drive. Make
sure you are not using simple file sharing {Windows Explorer ; Tools /
Folder Options ; <View> ; Advanced Settings ; [ ] Use simple file
sharing} (at the very bottom of the list). Now check the settings on the
security tab of the properties for that folder.

It's also possible that you may have chosen a folder name that Windows
has in some hidden list of protected folders. I'm not saying it is
likely, or that I have seen it happen. But I have seen stranger things.
Try using a different name.

Is any of the computers on your network anything other than Windows XP
Pro or Windows server. (Media Edition is not Pro as far as I can tell.)
If so, try disconnecting those PC's from the network fixing the problem
again, and leaving those PC's off the network for a couple of weeks. I
have never seen peer-to-peer networking work reliably on any Windows
other than Win XP Pro or when connecting to a server. The other versions
of Windows eventually hose up the browse table and won't connect any
more.
 
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David G in NYC

Grant, I'm not using Simple File Sharing. ALL the folder's settings are
exactly the same as those of all the other folders on the partition. Of
course that includes a "Do not share this folder" setting, but the whole E:\
partition is shared and every other folder on it is perfectly visible on the
network. (Besides, I've tried sharing that folder separately; no help.)

Interesting thought about the folder name. It happens to be "Tutoring";
seems weird that this should be some "special" (to Windows) name. Also, the
other WinXP machine (my laptop) has exactly the same arrangement of
partitions and folders on its HDD...in fact, I was syncing the "Tutoring"
subfolders (among others) on the 2 machines until this problem arose...and
yet the laptop's "Tutoring" folder remains totally well behaved when I view
it from my desktop machine, I can copy to/from it without a hitch.

We have one W2K machine on our net, the other two are both WinXP. And since
I've never tried to access this folder from the W2K machine (my wife's), but
the network is fine in every other respect, I really doubt that this has
anything to do with the problem. (But thanks for thinking of everything that
might.)

Grant Robertson said:
I'm having a problem with this. I've configured OneNote to keep all the data
files in a different folder: E:\OneNote Data. The entire E: partition is
shared. However, one of my OneNote subfolders has decided on its own that it
won't share. When I try to copy files from that subfolder across my network
to another machine, whether I do it manually via My Network Places or via a
sync program I've been using for quite a while, I get the standard warning
that Windows displays when trying to access an unshared folder. A while ago
I deleted and re-created this subfolder (using the same folder name); it
worked for a few weeks, then the newly re-created subfolder again changed
itself to an unshareable condition. I need to know what's causing this and
how to prevent it. Any thoughts?


It's possible that this particular folder has gotten it's security
settings set differently from all the other folders on that drive. Make
sure you are not using simple file sharing {Windows Explorer ; Tools /
Folder Options ; <View> ; Advanced Settings ; [ ] Use simple file
sharing} (at the very bottom of the list). Now check the settings on the
security tab of the properties for that folder.

It's also possible that you may have chosen a folder name that Windows
has in some hidden list of protected folders. I'm not saying it is
likely, or that I have seen it happen. But I have seen stranger things.
Try using a different name.

Is any of the computers on your network anything other than Windows XP
Pro or Windows server. (Media Edition is not Pro as far as I can tell.)
If so, try disconnecting those PC's from the network fixing the problem
again, and leaving those PC's off the network for a couple of weeks. I
have never seen peer-to-peer networking work reliably on any Windows
other than Win XP Pro or when connecting to a server. The other versions
of Windows eventually hose up the browse table and won't connect any
more.
 
D

David G in NYC

I'm puzzled by your suggestion re Simple File Sharing; everyone else in the
world :) says never to use it. I'm running NAV '05 on the desktop. Windows
firewall is currently On but since the router has its own firewall, I'll try
turning it off. Guest account is off (not disabled), as you suggest.

Unless the firewall fixes the problem, the only idea I've heard from anyone
that seems to fit all my symptoms is Grant Robertson's suggestion that the
folder name is somehow affecting what happens...although it's still awfully
strange that only 1 of 2 WinXP machines is bothered by that name. FWIW I've
tried copying the Tutoring subfolder to a different folder, copying it and
changing the name of the copy, etc.; every "offspring" of the Tutoring
subfolder, no matter how/where created or what named, has the same problem.

Chris H. said:
By "Media Edition" I believe you're referring to Media Center Edition, which
is a "superset" just like Tablet PC, running on top of Windows XP Pro.

David, what anti virus software are you running, and are you running a
third-party firewall (beside Windows Firewall)? Your settings should be
with Simple File Sharing enabled, and the Guest account Off (not disabled).
If you're running a different combination, that could be why you're seeing
the access warning.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -


Grant Robertson said:
I'm having a problem with this. I've configured OneNote to keep all the
data
files in a different folder: E:\OneNote Data. The entire E: partition is
shared. However, one of my OneNote subfolders has decided on its own
that it
won't share. When I try to copy files from that subfolder across my
network
to another machine, whether I do it manually via My Network Places or via
a
sync program I've been using for quite a while, I get the standard
warning
that Windows displays when trying to access an unshared folder. A while
ago
I deleted and re-created this subfolder (using the same folder name); it
worked for a few weeks, then the newly re-created subfolder again changed
itself to an unshareable condition. I need to know what's causing this
and
how to prevent it. Any thoughts?


It's possible that this particular folder has gotten it's security
settings set differently from all the other folders on that drive. Make
sure you are not using simple file sharing {Windows Explorer ; Tools /
Folder Options ; <View> ; Advanced Settings ; [ ] Use simple file
sharing} (at the very bottom of the list). Now check the settings on the
security tab of the properties for that folder.

It's also possible that you may have chosen a folder name that Windows
has in some hidden list of protected folders. I'm not saying it is
likely, or that I have seen it happen. But I have seen stranger things.
Try using a different name.

Is any of the computers on your network anything other than Windows XP
Pro or Windows server. (Media Edition is not Pro as far as I can tell.)
If so, try disconnecting those PC's from the network fixing the problem
again, and leaving those PC's off the network for a couple of weeks. I
have never seen peer-to-peer networking work reliably on any Windows
other than Win XP Pro or when connecting to a server. The other versions
of Windows eventually hose up the browse table and won't connect any
more.
 
D

David G in NYC

Happy to report I solved the problem. The troublesome OneNote folder was
named E:\OneNote Data\<foldername>, I had another folder of *.doc files named
E:\<foldername>. Although WinXP normally had no problem distinguishing them,
I guess they got confused when seeking access externally via the LAN. IAC I
renamed the OneNote folder to something totally unique, and since then
everything has worked fine.
 

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