Network drive map password

[Teo]

Hey guys,

I own a copy of Windows XP home. I was wondering if there is a way to save
the password and user for a network drive instead of having to select the
drive everytime I log into windows and having to retype the password to
reconnect. Is there an application that accelerates this? If so please let
me know since I really want to avoid having to type the password everytime I
restart my computer.

Thanks much in advance,

Teo

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hey guys,

I own a copy of Windows XP home. I was wondering if there is a way to save
the password and user for a network drive instead of having to select the
drive everytime I log into windows and having to retype the password to
reconnect. Is there an application that accelerates this? If so please let
me know since I really want to avoid having to type the password everytime I
restart my computer.

Thanks much in advance,

Teo

What specific type of network? Such steps are not normally necessary
on a workgroup, so long as you're logging into your workstation using
the same username/password as has been granted access to the network
share. On a domain network, however, there should be no way around
verifying your authentication credentials each time, if the domain's
security is properly configured.


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[John John]

There are different ways of doing this, through a logon script, with a
batch file or by using the /savecred /persistent:yes switches with the
net use command. Storing passwords in batch files has obvious security
risk so it's up to you to decide if using a batch file is acceptable.
The net use command is issued at the command prompt or can be used in a
batch file.

Issued at the command prompt it would be something like this:

net use x: \\ServerName\ShareName PASSWORD /useromainName\MaryJane
/savecred /persistent:yes

For help on the command do: net use /?

John

 

[Kerry Brown]

Make sure both computers have an account with the same user name and
password you are using to logon with.

 

[Paul Johnson]

I own a copy of Windows XP home. I was wondering if there is a way to save
the password and user for a network drive instead of having to select the
drive everytime I log into windows and having to retype the password to
reconnect.

If you use the same username and password on both computers, Windows won't
prompt you for a password.

Is there an application that accelerates this? If so please let
me know since I really want to avoid having to type the password everytime
I restart my computer.

You're going to have to log in after the computer's started anyway just to
get into Windows unless you've deliberately misconfigured Windows to
automatically log in.