Do you find navigating to Windows Home Server’s shared folders an arduous chore? Take a look at how Windows 7 allows you to create a direct link to network resources. This direct link is known as a ‘Network Location’ in the Windows Explorer application. A network location is similar to a mapped network drive without assigning a drive letter. Or you can think of it as a network resource shortcut.
To start the ‘Add Network Location’ wizard, open ‘Windows Explorer’ and select ‘Computer’ in the left pane. Now, right-click on an empty location in the right pane.
Click Next.
Select ‘Choose a custom network location’ and click Next.
This will open the ‘Browse For Folder’ dialog box. Click on the arrow to the left of your home server. Hi-lite the folder you want to link. Click OK.
Name the folder as you want it to appear in Windows Explorer. Click Next.
Click the ‘Finish’ button to complete this task.
Your WHS Share is now available as a link under the ‘Computer’ tree in Windows Explorer.
To have this ‘Network Location’ appear on your desktop, right-click the folder, choose ‘Send to’ and click on ‘Desktop’.
Comments about this article are welcomed; but, questions about specific problems you are experiencing are best addressed in the WGS forums. So, please address any issues you are experiencing with WHS networking in the appropriate forum.
