Mapped drive not visible, but still active

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Hello,

One user got problems with a network share, which is mapped to P:\ with a
simple login script: net use \\computer\share$
He is one of the 20 people who use the same script.
Only at his computer, he can’t she that mapped drive P:\.
But when he types P:\ with the Explorer or My Computer, then he can access
that drive.

On Dutch forums I found more people who got the same problem with Windows XP
Pro. But there wasn’t given a solution.

I think it isn't a Persmission setting.

Who can help me out?
 
Hello,

One user got problems with a network share, which is mapped to P:\ with a
simple login script: net use \\computer\share$
He is one of the 20 people who use the same script.
Only at his computer, he can’t she that mapped drive P:\.
But when he types P:\ with the Explorer or My Computer, then he can access
that drive.

On Dutch forums I found more people who got the same problem with Windows XP
Pro. But there wasn’t given a solution.

I think it isn't a Persmission setting.

Who can help me out?
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Martin,

Please expand upon "he can’t she that mapped drive P:\". Exactly what is he
doing, and exactly what error is he seeing?

How does he "type P:\ with the Explorer or My Computer"?

Is he the only person observing this problem? Is everybody else successfully
accessing P:? Do they all access the same files and / or folders?

What system is providing the P: share (OS name, version, SP level)?
 
All the 20 persons got the same access rights. When he opens My Computer the
there is no drive called P:\ (it's added in the script), 2 other mapped are
showed like it has to be.

But when he types in the address bar: P:\ all files are listed.

There is no error message.

Server specs:
Windows 2000 Server Advanced sp4

(I hope you understand, my english it not that good.)
 
All the 20 persons got the same access rights. When he opens My Computer the
there is no drive called P:\ (it's added in the script), 2 other mapped are
showed like it has to be.

But when he types in the address bar: P:\ all files are listed.

There is no error message.

Server specs:
Windows 2000 Server Advanced sp4

(I hope you understand, my english it not that good.)
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Martijn,

Your English beats my Dutch. ;-)

Let's see what the browser situation on your LAN is.

The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers you have in your
domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305

You can download Browstat from either:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>

Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window.

For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>

Please provide browstat information for the problem computer, and for two
working computers.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "browstat status >c:\browstat.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\browstat.txt in Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is
NOT checked!, copy and paste into your next post. Identify each computer by
name and operating system.
 
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