Mapped Network Drive Disconnected Upon Start Up

[Mr. JYC]

Hello,

Could someone help me figure out why on my installation of Windows XP,
mapped network drives show up as disconnected, are not accessible
programmatically, and need to be clicked on to be accessed when Windows XP
first starts?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hello,

Could someone help me figure out why on my installation of Windows XP,
mapped network drives show up as disconnected, are not accessible
programmatically, and need to be clicked on to be accessed when
Windows XP first starts?

Enable "Always wait for network on computer startup & login" via group
policy for all your workstations. Also, presuming you've got AD, you should
use a login script & not have any persistent mapped drives.

 

[Mr. JYC]

Thank you for your response. I tried it but it did not work. To further
clarify, the network is not a true client-server environment. It is really a
large peer to peer network with some wireless connections. The people who
have been having issues were wireless users.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Thank you for your response. I tried it but it did not work. To
further clarify, the network is not a true client-server environment.
It is really a large peer to peer network with some wireless
connections. The people who have been having issues were wireless
users.

Ah. I'd still use a login script (just put a batch file on the desktop) so
they don't maintain persistent connections.

net use * /del
net use x: \\server\share1 /persistent:no
net use y: \\server\share2 /persistent:no

 

[Allen]

i am having this same headache, you mentioned "Always wait for network on computer startup & login", forgive me for askin a stupid question, but i cant find where to enable this?
it was suggested to me, control panel, administrative tools, local security policy
still couldnt find "Always wait for network on computer startup & login"



Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:

Re: Mapped Network Drive Disconnected Upon Start Up
07-Sep-08


Enable "Always wait for network on computer startup & login" via group
policy for all your workstations. Also, presuming you've got AD, you should
use a login script & not have any persistent mapped drives.

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[Bernd]

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i am having this same headache, you mentioned "Always wait for network on computer startup & login", forgive me for askin a stupid question, but i cant find where to enable this?
it was suggested to me, control panel, administrative tools, local security policy
still couldnt find "Always wait for network on computer startup & login"

Here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305293

Bernd