drive mapping

[David]

Using XP, how to I map a root folder on a network drive
to a drive letter? All I can select is the shared folder.

 

[Dave Patrick]

On the server side, you'll need to first share out this "root folder"

 

[Michael Bednarek]

Using XP, how to I map a root folder on a network drive
to a drive letter? All I can select is the shared folder.

To map the root of the C: drive on the remote workstation with a NetBIOS
name of "remoteWS" to the next available drive letter:

NET USE * \\remoteWS\C$

For further documentation, see
<mkMSITStore:C:\WINNT\Help\ntshrui.chm::/ntshrui_special_shares.htm>

 

[Michael Bednarek]

On the server side, you'll need to first share out this "root folder"

It is so be default.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Using administrative shares will only work for admins