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How do I get pc to see laptop as external hard drive?

Need to unformat laptop but of course not install any further information on laptop. So I need to run an unformat program from my main pc but get it to scan laptop hard drive.

I have a crossover cable but its obviously not as easy as plugging it into laptop and pc and away I go, can’t seem to get it figured out.

Done searches but most involve internet which I don’t need.

Just need pc to see laptop as an external hard drive.

Any suggestions?
Thanks Gerblegod, I see ‘shared folders’ but ideally need to see a separate drive C: D: E: etc.
MedievalLoser, link dead but thanks anyway 🙂
Sorted it out by myself! Got a 2.5″ laptop external hard drive casing, took hard drive out of laptop, into casing, connected with USB and bingo its an external hard drive. Thanks for your answers, some good, some people obviously didn’t read the question.

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5 Responses to “How do I get pc to see laptop as external hard drive?”

  1. Gerblegod said :

    If you have a LAN to use you can usually see all the computers on the LAN through my computer. So if your PC and Laptop are on the same LAN then the Laptop is just an external hardrive. If you don’t have the tools to do rthis then you might need a workaround.

  2. MedievalLoser said :

    You can follow the instructions here to set up a local network using a crossover cable –
    http://hardware.mcse.ms/archive92-2005-5-188669.html

    Share all your drives on the laptop across the network and you should be good to go.

  3. shortstop42000 said :

    You have to share the drive you want on the network.

  4. MALORAH RAYN said :

    I WAS TOLD BY COMCAST- NO, BUT I THINK YOU CAN SOMEHOW….

  5. That John Kid said :

    You’re laptop is not a hard drive. Unlucky.




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