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Vista neworking user
Hi,
I just installed Vista Home and i am unable to have windows remember the
password to my network drives. This happens for a samba as well as a
standalone network disk. It keeps asking me for the password after each
reboot. Vista is not in a domain, it is just a workgroup.
I tried the following methods:
- Explorer->Map network drive. Enter password, check tick box 'remember
password; Use the drive; Reboot; Asks for password..
- Browse network, click on the drive; Enter the password and check the
'remember password' box; Then map the drive, use it; Reboot; Asks for
password..
- Control panel->User Accounts->Manage your network passwords. It only lets
me add 'A website or program credential'. I am not allowed to create a
'Windows logon credential'. Created one anyway but it still keeps asking for
the password
Now I created a batch file in my startup folder that map the network drive:
<code>
net use K: \\Server\Share /persistent:yes /user:me password
if errorlevel 1 pause
</code>
But I really do not want to do that for a number of reasons: 1) my password
is stored in clear text on my computer. 2) When switching users, this might
lead to problems for certain username/drive mapping combinations.
I know that not remembering the network password was a known bug in windows
95/98. I know that it 'sometimes' was a problem on windows XP Home edition.
But please, please tell me that this has been fixed in the Vista Home edition.
Sorry for my lengthy post, but i have been searching the internet for weeks
now and I cannot seem to find solutions to this problem. Does someone know
how to solve this?
I just installed Vista Home and i am unable to have windows remember the
password to my network drives. This happens for a samba as well as a
standalone network disk. It keeps asking me for the password after each
reboot. Vista is not in a domain, it is just a workgroup.
I tried the following methods:
- Explorer->Map network drive. Enter password, check tick box 'remember
password; Use the drive; Reboot; Asks for password..
- Browse network, click on the drive; Enter the password and check the
'remember password' box; Then map the drive, use it; Reboot; Asks for
password..
- Control panel->User Accounts->Manage your network passwords. It only lets
me add 'A website or program credential'. I am not allowed to create a
'Windows logon credential'. Created one anyway but it still keeps asking for
the password
Now I created a batch file in my startup folder that map the network drive:
<code>
net use K: \\Server\Share /persistent:yes /user:me password
if errorlevel 1 pause
</code>
But I really do not want to do that for a number of reasons: 1) my password
is stored in clear text on my computer. 2) When switching users, this might
lead to problems for certain username/drive mapping combinations.
I know that not remembering the network password was a known bug in windows
95/98. I know that it 'sometimes' was a problem on windows XP Home edition.
But please, please tell me that this has been fixed in the Vista Home edition.
Sorry for my lengthy post, but i have been searching the internet for weeks
now and I cannot seem to find solutions to this problem. Does someone know
how to solve this?