Mapped Network drives !!

Firefly86 · 15 Oct 2007 at 11:38

Hey peeps,

Well im peeved lol
I've got several mapped drives on a Windows XP Home computer.

After a system restart, the drives are disconnected and I'm asked to enter the domain credentials again.

It's a small annoyance but there must be a way to stop it doing this?

Perhaps a third party program or registry edit to stop it disconnecting?

Any advice appreciated

ns400r · 15 Oct 2007 at 12:06

Do you really have a domain ?
Is it just asking for a username and password from the PC doing sharing?

Firefly86 · 15 Oct 2007 at 12:26

yes were on a domain.

This setup is for a mobile user that brings his laptop to the office regularly.
However seeing as how its Home edition i cant join it to the domain, I can only create mapped network drives.

ns400r · 15 Oct 2007 at 12:41

The laptop will be trying to access the share using its logged on Username and Password.
You need to access the share using a Username and Password that exists on the server and has permissions to access the files/shares. When creating the mapped drive, look for the option called "Connect as a different user". Supply it with the correct credentials.

Firefly86 · 15 Oct 2007 at 12:48

yea thats what I do.
And it connects fine, but only until I restart the computer, after which i need to supply the credentials again.

For some reason I dont have the option to remember password, maybe because its XP Home.

Datamonkey · 15 Oct 2007 at 12:53

you really need to get a copy of xp pro on there, home is not really designed for this.

In this situation pro would be the way to go matey.

XP Pro oem would do the job.

ns400r · 15 Oct 2007 at 13:03

One option to remember the passwords ( http://web.cheapnet.it/andrea_novero/download.htm ). I'm sure there must be a registry work around though, somewhere.

Even better if it exists in Home - Here.

bledd · 15 Oct 2007 at 16:32

the way i got around this on my mum's home pc was to use the net command on user login..

first have it upmap the drives..

net use x: /d
net use y: /d

-etc, to un-map them

then use

net use x: \\computer\share password /USER:username
net use y: \\computer\share password /USER:username

then save it as a bat file and put into startup of startmenu, it'd be..

net use x: /d
net use y: /d

net use x: \\computer\share super /USER:david
net use y: \\computer\share super /USER:david

-that's assuming the password is super, and username is david

MikeHunt79 · 15 Oct 2007 at 16:46

Just want to say thanks bledd, I've been having this problem for a while, and thought I'd just have to live with it - until now.

DJMK4 · 15 Oct 2007 at 17:46

If your apart of a windows domain then the easiest and cleanest way to map drives is by creating a batch file.

MTA99 · 15 Oct 2007 at 17:50

bledd. said:
..SNIP..

WIN!

I do this at home - run a bat file on login, works a treat

bledd · 15 Oct 2007 at 18:03

if you want it converted to an exe that shows no sign of running, let me know bought a program that does it, exe will be about 20kb max

Firefly86 · 15 Oct 2007 at 18:38

wooh00 batch files works xD

thanks

not sure why i didnt think of this before xD

aix0 · 15 Oct 2007 at 20:57

Add the /persistent:no switch, so that you don't have to un-map the drives in the script.

MikeHunt79 · 13 Dec 2007 at 15:29

net use y: \\computer\share super /USER:david

I'm trying this, but how do I get it toi work with a blank password?

I've tried:

net use y: \\computer\share /USER:david

and it says:

The password or user name is invalid for \\*****\***

Enter the password for 'administrator' to connect to '*****':

I just hit enter and then it works, but is there someway of making it use a blank password?

EDIT: "" works.