Paul, do I install the Sync Toy on my XP machine or the Vista laptop.? The briefcase works fine on my XP desktop and recognizes the briefcase on the external backup drive. The problem is when I hook up the drive to the laptop. It will not open the briefcase with the picture files.
Walt On 5/4/08, Paul Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm...That was me that mentioned Briefcase. Don't know if that's a > Vista issue, but it works well for me w/XP Pro and a USB external drive. > I did a quick Google for Briefcase problems w/Vista and apparently > there's a bug in Briefcase that causes some problems w/Vista. Several > recommended a Microsoft PowerToy called SyncToy that solves the > Briefcase problem and works better. It's a free download from MicroSoft. > > http://tinyurl.com/7dlru > > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/synctoy.mspx > > -p > > > Walter Hamler wrote: > > In the recent discussion someone mentioned the use of the Briefcase in > > XP to allow easier backups. > > I tried it and it does work. However, I discovered that my laptop with > > Vista cannot read the Briefcase file on my portable hard drive. Is > > this normal? If so I will have to revert to the other straight copy > > of the pictures folder and try to keep up as I add new images. > > > > Walt > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
