XP connect to network drives at logon

[Guest]

I have XP w/SP2. I had several network drives mapped, and XP would connect
to them when I logged in. All of a sudden, Windows won't connect reliably
when I log in.

Sometimes I get a message to the effect that not all network drives could be
connected. Anothe time, I'll get no message at all but some or all of my
mapped drives say disconnected network drive. Still other times I can open
My Computer and it'll show all network drives connected.

Any advice?

Thanks,

Dave

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have XP w/SP2. I had several network drives mapped, and XP would
connect to them when I logged in. All of a sudden, Windows won't
connect reliably when I log in.

Sometimes I get a message to the effect that not all network drives
could be connected. Anothe time, I'll get no message at all but
some or all of my mapped drives say disconnected network drive.
Still other times I can open My Computer and it'll show all network
drives connected.

Do *not* use persistent connections and start using a script to map the
drives at logon.

 

[Guest]

Do *not* use persistent connections and start using a script to map the
drives at logon.

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Shenan Stanley
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Thanks, Shenan.

However, I'd like to understand if this is an XP bug and why it does this.

My IT guys say it is an acknowledged bug with no fix suggested which works.

Also, I can boot up at any given time and the drives will be connected. I
can restart my computer and the next time the drives will all show as
disconnected drives. I have rebooted a third time and I've gotten a message
that not all drives could be connected, and when I look into My Computer,
I'll see that a couple of the drives are connected, and a couple aren't.

This seems inconsistent to me, almost like voodoo. Could the cause be the
way my IT guys have set up the network? I mean, up until a week or so ago,
everything worked fine. IT tells me other people at my company are
experiencing similar symptoms.

Thanks,

Dave

 

[Shenan Stanley]

However, I'd like to understand if this is an XP bug and why it
does this.

My IT guys say it is an acknowledged bug with no fix suggested
which works.

Have your IT guy give you a *link* to this acknowledged bug then. If it is
acknowledged - then it is documented that it is acknowledged. I would
*love* to see this bug... Knowledge is what is needed around here. ;-)

Also, I can boot up at any given time and the drives will be
connected. I can restart my computer and the next time the drives
will all show as disconnected drives. I have rebooted a third time
and I've gotten a message that not all drives could be connected,
and when I look into My Computer, I'll see that a couple of the
drives are connected, and a couple aren't.

This seems inconsistent to me, almost like voodoo. Could the cause
be the way my IT guys have set up the network? I mean, up until a
week or so ago, everything worked fine. IT tells me other people
at my company are experiencing similar symptoms.

It could very well be a change in their setup. It could be something that
got installed on your system or everyone elses system. An update, etc.