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Connect one end of the ethernet cable into the ethernet port on the back of the my book device. My book world edition 1 my dad installed this on our network and i tried to access it. May 21, 2010 no matter from which win 7 system i try to connect from, with all security software shut off, it wont accept my password even though i know its correct. The western digital mybook world edition nas drive makes remote access and file sharing a breeze. Looks like a driver issue and the microsoft community says wd has no plans to update the drivers. I can connect fine from any xp or 2003 system with no problems at all.
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