Need to retype login in info after reboot to connect ntwrkd drive

[Guest]

I have a Win XP home PC and a laptop running Win2000 Pro (for work). I
have them networked thru a router and they see each other just fine.
I opened My Computer on XP machine and created a mapped network drive.
Because my laptop is secured I needed to enter my login/password info, which
I did and it connects to it with no problem.
While setting up the mapped drive there is an option to Reconnect at
Logon, which I checked, and also a link to choose the login id/password to
use instead of the pc's default. I added my info needed and again I can
connect to the laptop just fine. However, when I reboot my XP machine, then
try the networked drive, the id/password screen pops up and prompts me for
this info again.
I thought that by adding this during the setup it would not ask for it
in the future but it does. Am I not setting up something correctly? Could
there be a Win2000 Pro setting that is forcing my XP machine to prompt each
time?
Thanks

 

[Richard G. Harper]

This is normal behaviour. The only way I've seen to get around it is to
provide explicit credentials in a batch/script file, like

net use v: \\servername\sharename (userpassword) /USERusername)

Of course, replace the V:, share name, user password and user name with the
correct data (but without parentheses, thanks).

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the tip. I will check that out when I get a chance. I would just
like to throw this in on the side. I use a form filling program-Roboform-and
I do have it set up to prompt me with the option to fill in the
login/password info each time I open my networked drive. If I wanted I could
set roborm to just fill it in without asking me but then it would do the same
for all website/forms and I would rather permit it manully. But, I still
would like to see if I can get your tip to work.

Rommy

This is normal behaviour. The only way I've seen to get around it is to
provide explicit credentials in a batch/script file, like

net use v: \\servername\sharename (userpassword) /USERusername)

Of course, replace the V:, share name, user password and user name with the
correct data (but without parentheses, thanks).

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Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* In fond memory ... Alex, you shall be sorely missed
* http://www.aumha.org/alex.htm

I have a Win XP home PC and a laptop running Win2000 Pro (for work).
I
have them networked thru a router and they see each other just fine.
I opened My Computer on XP machine and created a mapped network drive.
Because my laptop is secured I needed to enter my login/password info,
which
I did and it connects to it with no problem.
While setting up the mapped drive there is an option to Reconnect at
Logon, which I checked, and also a link to choose the login id/password to
use instead of the pc's default. I added my info needed and again I can
connect to the laptop just fine. However, when I reboot my XP machine,
then
try the networked drive, the id/password screen pops up and prompts me for
this info again.
I thought that by adding this during the setup it would not ask for it
in the future but it does. Am I not setting up something correctly?
Could
there be a Win2000 Pro setting that is forcing my XP machine to prompt
each
time?
Thanks