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Jim Snively
Hi All:
I have a four node peer-to-peer network with all machines running WIN XP (3
Proand 1 Home). There is no internet connection on this network by design.
The root of c: \ is shared on each machine and (accounting) applications are
served from various machines. All machines boot directly to the desktop.
Problem is some applications fail to start because the mapped network drives
are initially disconnected. Using windows explorer to expand and then
contract these mapped drives will reconnect them (remove the red X's), but
this is a tedious task for a computer novice.
I googled this problem and seem to think I saw a Microsoft response that
Windows is acting as designed. I seem to remember earlier versions of
windows had an option to connect at logon or to connect at first use. Has
that option not been carried forward to WinXP? Does anyone have more
insight into this problem? Does anyone have a workaround -- perhaps a
program that does what explorer does to force the connections perhaps in a
windows startup script?
Jim Snively
I have a four node peer-to-peer network with all machines running WIN XP (3
Proand 1 Home). There is no internet connection on this network by design.
The root of c: \ is shared on each machine and (accounting) applications are
served from various machines. All machines boot directly to the desktop.
Problem is some applications fail to start because the mapped network drives
are initially disconnected. Using windows explorer to expand and then
contract these mapped drives will reconnect them (remove the red X's), but
this is a tedious task for a computer novice.
I googled this problem and seem to think I saw a Microsoft response that
Windows is acting as designed. I seem to remember earlier versions of
windows had an option to connect at logon or to connect at first use. Has
that option not been carried forward to WinXP? Does anyone have more
insight into this problem? Does anyone have a workaround -- perhaps a
program that does what explorer does to force the connections perhaps in a
windows startup script?
Jim Snively