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I have an application that requires a drive on the computer be mapped to a
drive letter on the same computer. I go through the map drill, checking the
"Remap on logon" box, but the mapping does not survive a restart.

I have made up a batch file with the command line
NET USE X: \\ALAN-DESKTOP\ACSNET /PERSISTENT:YES
which does the job when run from a command prompt but I haven't been able to
find a spot to call it from on startup or restart. Any suggestions?
 
I have an application that requires a drive on the computer be mapped to a
drive letter on the same computer. I go through the map drill, checking the
"Remap on logon" box, but the mapping does not survive a restart.

I have made up a batch file with the command line
NET USE X: \\ALAN-DESKTOP\ACSNET /PERSISTENT:YES
which does the job when run from a command prompt but I haven't been able to
find a spot to call it from on startup or restart. Any suggestions?
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Try "subst", instead of "net use".
<http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/subst.mspx?mfr=true>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/subst.mspx?mfr=true
 
Chuck,
Thanks for the suggestion, "subst" worked as well as "net use" but again,
only from the command line. I need some way to invoke the batch file when XP
starts.
Click to expand...

Once you create the subst drive, you should not have to do so again. But the
same applies, for a mapped drive, when created with "/PERSISTENT:YES".

So, should you feel the need, you can certainly create a batch file:
subst @: /d
subst @: %:\path

Where "@" and "%" are drive letters, and "path" is the path to the folder on
drive %:. See the above linked article.

Having created a working .cmd file, you can put a shortcut to the file into
[HKLM \ ... Run], and it will run at logon. Or are you thinking that it needs
to be run BEFORE logon? If so, you will need to create a service. You can do
this using SC.exe.
<http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=251192>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=251192
 
Chuck said:
Chuck,
Thanks for the suggestion, "subst" worked as well as "net use" but again,
only from the command line. I need some way to invoke the batch file when XP
starts.
Click to expand...

Once you create the subst drive, you should not have to do so again. But the
same applies, for a mapped drive, when created with "/PERSISTENT:YES".

So, should you feel the need, you can certainly create a batch file:
subst @: /d
subst @: %:\path

Where "@" and "%" are drive letters, and "path" is the path to the folder on
drive %:. See the above linked article.

Having created a working .cmd file, you can put a shortcut to the file into
[HKLM \ ... Run], and it will run at logon. Or are you thinking that it needs
to be run BEFORE logon? If so, you will need to create a service. You can do
this using SC.exe.
<http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=251192>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=251192
Click to expand...
Chuck, I stuck the .bat file with the subst command in the doc&set\all
users\ programs\startup folder and it seems to be working OK. At least for
new. Thanks for the lead.
Alan
 
Chuck said:
:

On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:11:02 -0700, telegrapher

I have an application that requires a drive on the computer be mapped to a
drive letter on the same computer. I go through the map drill, checking the
"Remap on logon" box, but the mapping does not survive a restart.

I have made up a batch file with the command line
NET USE X: \\ALAN-DESKTOP\ACSNET /PERSISTENT:YES
which does the job when run from a command prompt but I haven't been able to
find a spot to call it from on startup or restart. Any suggestions?

Try "subst", instead of "net use".
<http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/subst.mspx?mfr=true>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/subst.mspx?mfr=true
Click to expand...
Chuck,
Thanks for the suggestion, "subst" worked as well as "net use" but again,
only from the command line. I need some way to invoke the batch file when XP
starts.
Click to expand...

Once you create the subst drive, you should not have to do so again. But the
same applies, for a mapped drive, when created with "/PERSISTENT:YES".

So, should you feel the need, you can certainly create a batch file:
subst @: /d
subst @: %:\path

Where "@" and "%" are drive letters, and "path" is the path to the folder on
drive %:. See the above linked article.

Having created a working .cmd file, you can put a shortcut to the file into
[HKLM \ ... Run], and it will run at logon. Or are you thinking that it needs
to be run BEFORE logon? If so, you will need to create a service. You can do
this using SC.exe.
<http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=251192>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=251192
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Chuck, I stuck the .bat file with the subst command in the doc&set\all
users\ programs\startup folder and it seems to be working OK. At least for
new. Thanks for the lead.
Alan
Click to expand...

Thanks for the update, Alan. Drop by any time. 8-D
 
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