the username/password that you use on the Desktop
peter
"Lisa Hetherington" <gerry.lisa@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> When I try to backup my laptop to a shared external hard drive plugged
> into the desktop computer, Vista asks me for a username and password.
>
> ***************
> Enter a user name and password to access \\HOMEPC\external hard drive\Lisa
> laptop backups\.
> *****************
>
> What username and password do I need to enter?
>
> ...Lisa