Can't map folder

[Doug Kanter]

Platform: XP Pro with SP2

I created a folder off the root directory called c:\para. To satisfy the
needs of an ancient application, this entire folder needs to be mapped as P:
drive. In Explorer, Tools/Map Folder brings up a dialog box, but the browse
button points to network resources, not the hard disk.

Someone suggested manually entering this:

\\MachineName\Para, but that doesn't work. If I try to share the folder
itself (right click the folder in Explorer), the only option that *almost*
makes sense says that if I want to share the folder, I should drag it to
Shared Documents (or whatever - I'm not in front of the dialog box at the
moment). This is not a good option, since c:\para contains executables, and
the app will complain if things aren't where they're supposed to be.

So, the short question: How can I get Tools/Map Folder to show me the entire
hard disk?

Note: Security is NOT an issue here. Sharing that folder, or the entire hard
disk is not a problem.

 

[Chuck]

Platform: XP Pro with SP2

I created a folder off the root directory called c:\para. To satisfy the
needs of an ancient application, this entire folder needs to be mapped as P:
drive. In Explorer, Tools/Map Folder brings up a dialog box, but the browse
button points to network resources, not the hard disk.

Someone suggested manually entering this:

\\MachineName\Para, but that doesn't work. If I try to share the folder
itself (right click the folder in Explorer), the only option that *almost*
makes sense says that if I want to share the folder, I should drag it to
Shared Documents (or whatever - I'm not in front of the dialog box at the
moment). This is not a good option, since c:\para contains executables, and
the app will complain if things aren't where they're supposed to be.

So, the short question: How can I get Tools/Map Folder to show me the entire
hard disk?

Note: Security is NOT an issue here. Sharing that folder, or the entire hard
disk is not a problem.

Doug,

First, create a new share of "C:\para" (Properties - Sharing). Then, map a
drive to the new share.

And Doug, posting your email address openly will get you more unwanted email,
than wanted email. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself
a bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - read this article.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

 

[Guest]

Doug, first enable File and Printer sharing in the Windows Firewall.
Share out the folder c:\para by right clicking on the folder and select
SHARING and Security. Give the share a name, and ensure that you give the
nessary share and NTFS permissions, ie Share permisisons = Everyone/Full
Control, NTFS permissions = Authenticated Users/Full Control

Now you should be able to map a drive to \\SystemName\ShareName

Note: If Security settings are not available your drive might be FAT32
instead of NTFS. To convert your drive to NTFS open a command prompt and
type in
CONVERT c: /FS:NTFS
This will reboot your system and when it comes up again, the drive will be
NTFS. Be sure to back up any important files before you try this.

 

[Doug Kanter]

Bear with me, David - this is all new. Can the share name simply be P: ?
We're dealing with a DOS app here - I can't rewrite the code just for this
machine. It must see a P: drive.

 

[Doug Kanter]

Doug,

First, create a new share of "C:\para" (Properties - Sharing). Then, map
a
drive to the new share.

And Doug, posting your email address openly will get you more unwanted
email,
than wanted email. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep
yourself
a bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of
the
internet - read this article.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

Thanks, Chuck, but the email address is a trash bin - I expect to get ONLY
junk mail there. I have to use a real email address for a moderated
newsgroup I visit frequently. If I used a munged address, my posts vanish
into oblivion. The moderator likes it that way.

 

[Bob I]

It doesn't matter much want the "sharename" is, because to make the
"DOS" program see and use it you will then MAP it as "P:"

 

[David Candy]

The subst command, designed to make Dos 1 programs work on Dos 2 or later (no sub directories in Dos 1, only drive letters) is the correct way to do it. Type subst /? for help.

eg

subst p: c:\para

 

[Bob I]

True, that should work also.

 

[Doug Kanter]

Ah ha! That's how I used to do it with Win98, but if I recall, I tried it in
my autoexec.bat file with XP, and it was not happy. Is there a trick to
making the SUBST command work with XP?

And by the way, thank you for your help thus far.

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
The subst command, designed to make Dos 1 programs work on Dos 2 or later
(no sub directories in Dos 1, only drive letters) is the correct way to do
it. Type subst /? for help.

eg

subst p: c:\para

 

[David Candy]

You can only put set commands in autoexec on NT (and Win ME) operating systems. And they are read after logon for each logon and are only user specific not system. It is not read on boot (unlike Windows and Dos).

Put it in a shortcut and put the shortcut into your startup folder. Start the program from a batch file that has that as line 1. Put it in task scheduler (to run at logon) but startup folder is easier.