windows xp does not hold my map settings

Archived from groups: alt.os.windows2000,alt.os.windows-xp,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Mapping usually require "administrator" type access so as to have the
changes kept.


"Mac" <mac@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:lscDe.6435$N91.3073@trnddc08...
>I had some problem with my windows 2000 server so I installed new hard
>drives in there and reinstall W2K and other software.
>
> Now when I log in from work station, and map the drives, it does not hold
> the setting, it change the setting back to my mapping setting before I
> switch the hard drive on the server.
>
> If I create map for a drive, I want it to stay there.
>
> How can I do it ?
>
> Is it locally saved or on the server ?
>
> Thanks
>

Archived from groups: alt.os.windows2000,alt.os.windows-xp,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

I am assuming that you checked the "Reconnect at logon" box, but I was
wondering... Did you unmap the drives previously mapped before changing
the server? If you aren't sure, open regedit and check HKCU\Network.
If there are drive letter entries there check to see if they match the
old or the new ones. If the old mappings, then delete them (after
exporting it so you can restore it if it messes things up). Then remap
your drives.

If this doesn't work, you can make a batch file to run each login. With
lines to delete the drives like the following:

Net USE \\machinename\data /DELETE

and entries to map old mapped files:

NET USE \\machinename\software /persistent:yes >>NUL
NET USE \\machinename\data /persistent:yes >>NUL

This is more of a workaround than a desired fix. There can be a script
on the server that maps the drives that needs to be changed, but this
will work around that if you can't fix that.

Mac wrote:
> I had some problem with my windows 2000 server so I installed new hard
> drives in there and reinstall W2K and other software.
>
> Now when I log in from work station, and map the drives, it does not hold
> the setting, it change the setting back to my mapping setting before I
> switch the hard drive on the server.
>
> If I create map for a drive, I want it to stay there.
>
> How can I do it ?
>
> Is it locally saved or on the server ?
>
> Thanks
>
>