Just to make sure you have the right permissions, try browsing to the share
using it's UNC path (\\computerName\folder\backup) and try creating a new
file, like right-click and make a New > Text Document.





"Mike" wrote:

> I recently installed a workstation on my home network with Vista Ultimate. I
> attempted to use the Windows Backup software that is part of Vista, to backup
> up the computer to a network server. The server runs Windows XP Professional
> and has an internal 500GB drive with a backup directory shared to allow users
> to make changes.
>
> During the backup setup, I am receiving an error that says I don't have the
> necessary rights to use this shared network directory. All of my other
> computers run Windows XP Professional and have no issues backing up to this
> same network drive. The difference is Vista vs. XP Pro and that the Vista
> computer is using the built-in backup software and the XP Pro computers are
> using Norton Backup.
>
> Also, on the Vista machine, I was able to use a backup utility in Adobe
> Photoshop Elements to backup to this same shared server drive - I just can't
> use the built-in Windows backup.
>
> Any suggestions on what I may need to do to get Vista to recognize this
> shared drive are appreciated.
>
> Thank you!