Anyway to get windows to save user/pass for Mapped Network Drive?

[Conrad11]

Hi there,

I have two mapped network drives which need a username/password to connect to them which is different from my Windows login username/password.

So when I log onto Windows they appear like this:

...I click on one of the drives to open it and enter the password and username details:

...then it appears like this:

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The problem is that it doesn't save the username and password and every so often, I have to enter the details again.

Is there anyway for Windows to permanently stay logged into the mapped drives?

Thanks.

 

[Reebro]

Thing this should work. Though I'm no expert thats one way to do it.

Create a batch file with:

net use mountdriveletter: \\server\share /user:username password

Put it or a shortcut to it into your startup programs directory.

 

[bledd]

vista business / ultimate should save them..

what i'd do is create a user account with the same credentials on the server as your main account

 

[markeh]

When you map the drive do you not have an option that says "connect using a different user name"?

 

[Conrad11]

Thing this should work. Though I'm no expert thats one way to do it.

Create a batch file with:

net use mountdriveletter: \\server\share /user:username password

Put it or a shortcut to it into your startup programs directory.

Would rather avoid doing a batch file...sometimes it even forgets the login details during windows use...and most of the time I use standby too.

When you map the drive do you not have an option that says "connect using a different user name"?

Yeah - which is what I have done, it just forgets the details.

vista business / ultimate should save them..

what i'd do is create a user account with the same credentials on the server as your main account

Home Premium here (if it makes a difference)

Problem is, the NAS requires you to enter a password for an account and I don't use a password on this machine.

 

[bledd]

yup it makes a difference, HP doesn't have the domain side that bus/ult have

i'd do what reebro says, that's how i tackled it on my mum's xp home machine before, just place a shortcut to the bat file in the quicklaunch or something..

 

[Conrad11]

Batch file worked eventually...but it's kinda annoying having to do that...

 

[BigBoy]

would have a loot at he settings for the NAS im sure you could turn it off.

other wise the above mentioned ways should work, so it has got to be the NAS causing the problem.

 

[alex24]

I've had exactly the same problem with my machine on Vista Ultimate x64. Nothing seems to work, so i've given up on mapped drives for now. It seems to be a common problem.

 

[frankmcg]

As others have said, batch file is the best way to do this. Does your machine not remember the connected shared drives coming in/out of standby. Mine does so I only need have a batch file added to the startup folder.