Remapping a network drive everytime after bootup

[Wayne]

I have a computer running XP Pro SP2 and every time the
comuter is booted up, we have to remap the same network
drive. There are other network drives that connect no
problems. I have disconnected the drive and then mapped
it back to the conputer but it lost when the computer is
booted up.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Probably the best way to handle the problem would be to put a batch file in
the All Users\Startup group to remap the drive when you restart:

net use m: /d
net use m: \\server\sharename

Make the appropriate substitutions, of course.

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[Guest]

I tried the batch file and I'm still having problems. Let me be more
specific. I was a little vague in my last posting. The computer tells me
that the drives are connected and I can access them when I double click on
them, but there are two programs that can't see them only when you start them
up. This causes problems
because the programs look for specific drives. If the drives are opened
before the programs start, there is no problem. It's like the computer
forgets that it has these mapped network drives until you double click on the
drive itself.

The fix that does work is that I placed shortcuts of the drives into the
start up folder and had them minimize to the task bar, this seems to be a
temporary fix, but then you have two more tasks in the bar that need closing.

I updated, reloaded new drivers and even rolled back to a previous driver
for the network card thinking that had something to do with it.

This problem doesn't happen everytime you boot the system up but every once
in awhlie.

Probably the best way to handle the problem would be to put a batch file in
the All Users\Startup group to remap the drive when you restart:

net use m: /d
net use m: \\server\sharename

Make the appropriate substitutions, of course.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
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I have a computer running XP Pro SP2 and every time the
comuter is booted up, we have to remap the same network
drive. There are other network drives that connect no
problems. I have disconnected the drive and then mapped
it back to the conputer but it lost when the computer is
booted up.