Using Your Web Folder to Access Filebox or Web Hosting in Windows 2000/XP

Article: vtkb2796.htm

Difficulty: Easy

Time to Complete (minutes): 3

Last Updated: Mar 28, 2007

Question:

How do I use my Web Folders to access Filebox or Web Hosting in Windows 2000/XP?

Answer:

Important: You must first add a Web Folder to connect to your filebox or hosting site. If you have not yet added a Web Folder, refer to the appropriate article below:

Adding a Web Folder to Connect to Filebox or the Web Hosting Service in Windows XP (http://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/email/vtkb2300.htm)
Adding a Web Folder to Connect to Filebox or the Web Hosting Service in Windows 2000 (http://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/email/vtkb2299.htm)

To use your Web Folder to connect to Filebox or Web Hosting:

Go to your Web Folders.
- In Windows XP:
  1. Click the Start button, and select My Computer.
  2. Under Other Places, click the My Network Places link.
- In Windows 2000: On your desktop, double-click the My Network Places icon.
- Double-click the Web Folders icon.

Open your filebox or hosting Web Folder.

If you want to connect to your filebox, double-click the VT Filebox icon.
If you want to connect to your hosting site, double-click the VT Hosting icon.

Note: If prompted:

In the User Name text box, type your PID.
Note: If you are a non-Virginia Tech affiliate, type the User ID that the owner of the filebox or hosting site assigned to you.
In the Password text box, type your PID password.
Note: If you are a non-Virginia Tech affiliate, type the password that the owner of the filebox or hosting site assigned to you.
Click OK.