Can not share CDROM Drive on Server 2003

[Guest Henrik]

Problem: Can not share CDROM drive on Server

OS: Server 2003 for small business Server Servicepack 2 (german)

logged on as: Domain Administrator

 

Hello,

 

I try to share the CD ROM Drive on a Server. I can share all Harddrives and

folders, but not the CD Rom drive. Wehn I rightclick the cd drive, "Shares

and Security" is missing. If i click on the properties for the drive, I see

General, Autoplay, and Hardware, but no Security or shares. but they are

available if i try to share a Harddrive or folder instead.

 

So I tried to rightclick "my computer", manage, shared folders, shares, and

"new share". Clicked on NEXT, Browse, selected the CD Drive, OK, NEXT, I get

the warning it is not recommended, if I want to do it anyway, and I click yes.

Then I get an error message "The following Error occured when retrieving the

information from path "\\?\f:\" wrong parameter."

If I do the same with a Harddrive or folder it displays \\servername instead

of questionmark.

The cd drive is listed as the f$ share F: and when I compared to another

2003 server I installed yesterday, I only saw the c$ to c: share on that one

 

I have tried to remove the cd drive from device manager and refresh so it

was found again, I have assigned another drive letter, I tried a second drive

letter with the command "subst", and had the same Issue. I have changed the

IDE controller settings from PIO to "DMA when possible".

 

Any suggestion is appreciated.

 

Thanks, Henrik

[Guest Peter Foldes]

Henrik

 

Wrong newsgroup for the 03 Server SBS

 

On the web:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsg...dows.server.sbs

 

or you can post to the following and ask Meinolf who frequents and posts there

 

On the web:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsg....server.general

 

 

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Peter

 

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"Henrik" <Henrik@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:189DDB68-81E2-4E3B-922B-2FCBBD1220FE@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> Problem: Can not share CDROM drive on Server

> OS: Server 2003 for small business Server Servicepack 2 (german)

> logged on as: Domain Administrator

>

> Hello,

>

> I try to share the CD ROM Drive on a Server. I can share all Harddrives and

> folders, but not the CD Rom drive. Wehn I rightclick the cd drive, "Shares

> and Security" is missing. If i click on the properties for the drive, I see

> General, Autoplay, and Hardware, but no Security or shares. but they are

> available if i try to share a Harddrive or folder instead.

>

> So I tried to rightclick "my computer", manage, shared folders, shares, and

> "new share". Clicked on NEXT, Browse, selected the CD Drive, OK, NEXT, I get

> the warning it is not recommended, if I want to do it anyway, and I click yes.

> Then I get an error message "The following Error occured when retrieving the

> information from path "\?f:" wrong parameter."

> If I do the same with a Harddrive or folder it displays \servername instead

> of questionmark.

> The cd drive is listed as the f$ share F: and when I compared to another

> 2003 server I installed yesterday, I only saw the c$ to c: share on that one

>

> I have tried to remove the cd drive from device manager and refresh so it

> was found again, I have assigned another drive letter, I tried a second drive

> letter with the command "subst", and had the same Issue. I have changed the

> IDE controller settings from PIO to "DMA when possible".

>

> Any suggestion is appreciated.

>

> Thanks, Henrik </span>