Mounting MobileMe iDisk on Windows XP
One of the discussions on the Apple MobileMe iDisk forum is how to get iDisk mounted as a drive on Windows XP. While Apple has provided instructions on how to do this on Vista nothing was said about XP. The solution that worked for me was similar to the one that Apple provided for Vista and involves using the “Add Network Place” wizard. 
If you’re using Windows XP, open the Explorer, click Computer, and then click “Map network drive” in the toolbar. Then click the link that says “Sign up for online storage or connect to a network server” to launch the “Add Network Place” wizard. Then Click OK. 
Click to choose a network location and click next. 
Then type http://idisk.me.com/[username] in the folder field, and click next. 
Enter your MobileMe member name and password, and then click OK. This mounts your iDisk on your desktop, so you can work with it as you would any other hard disk.
Didn’t work for me. Just lept cycling thru uid and password. Maybe it’s me!
The instructions from Apple work in Vista or XP, ie. don’t click on “Sign up for online storage”, just put http://idisk.me.com/(user) in “Folder” then “Connect using a different user name”
@Jason,
Thanks for the tip.
Okay, no go for me. Actually, I should clarify.
It works with my MobileMe account, which includes a “.”, but not my father’s (the one using the PC), which does not have a “.”
I, too, get stuck in a uid/pass loop… ideas?
Okay, I spoke too soon.
@jason
…your suggestion worked, thanks!
Caleb,
Glad you got it working.
@reinkefj – you need to sing up using your username with added @me.com at end, for example :
test001@me.com instead to test001 as username
I get the same problem regardless of the method and username I use, whether just my username or username@me.com. It doesn’t work.
Any other suggestions?
Following these steps I also go the problem where I was continually prompted for my username/password.
Eventually I got it working by doing the following:
1) Click on “My Computer”
2) Click on “Map Network Drive”
3) Click on “Connect using a different username”
Enter your me username and password, then click ‘OK’
4) Select the Drive Letter you want to use.
5) Enter the path \\idisk.me.com\dave.johnston
6) Click Finish
Thank you Dave J.
this just worked fine for me. thanks a lot!
David you are right on…..
Dave Rocks!!!
From “old school dot mac er”. Dave you are a saviour! On friends pc xp because border between US / Canada scans practically all hardrives on almost all computers these days at crossings I use. Mind you I have nothing to hide but what a hassle. I have used idisk utility for years and can’t live without it especially for reason stated above. Apple user since 02 and never had problems until this summer. Pretty unbelievable that Apple is deleting services, or changing how to access them with little or no warning! Hope somebody (s) gets canned for this compromising of a very esteemed company. I’m bewildered by it all!
Okay, after looking through this site I realize that me the techo peasant has stumbled onto a a very techy site. I am still amazed at how difficult it was to find, by way of search, a solution to my idisk problem. Again thanks, and if any of you need help with your log home problems I am your very experienced low tech guy!
Thanks fpor the tip! Kept me cycling in uid and password for a while but worked fine after retrying several times!
Thanks for the tip! Kept me cycling in uid and password for a while but worked fine after retrying several times!