network drive wont stay mounted in XP

Mr Mag00 · 12 Jan 2008 at 12:31

HI I have an iomega network drive, I have mounted it assigned drive letters etc but when i reboot machines it loses the connection and i have to remount, i am trying to set up back facility in an smb. Is there anyone around now who can help i have searched here and net and cannot find an answer!

please

fonzee · 12 Jan 2008 at 12:34

i assume you are ticking the box to reconnect at login yes?

Mr Mag00 · 12 Jan 2008 at 12:38

thnx,
where would i find that? cant see it in the discovery home package

fonzee · 12 Jan 2008 at 12:42

right click my computer, and select map network drive...

input the path and tick the 'reconnect at login' box...

try that

Mr Mag00 · 12 Jan 2008 at 12:45

hmmm i cant see the drive from the browse button

fonzee · 12 Jan 2008 at 12:46

you sure its a network hard drive then?

Mr Mag00 · 12 Jan 2008 at 12:51

yes its network drive iomega i have set it all up with folders etc, now i have done this typing the path in to mapping facility and ticked the stay logged on. now silly Q? do i have to do this each pc logged on or not, i am going to reboot now and see what happens

fonzee · 12 Jan 2008 at 12:58

nope, thats what ticking that box means

you dont have to do it again...

of course if you log in under a different account the drive will dissappear...

Mr Mag00 · 12 Jan 2008 at 13:01

it is finding it now thnx.

oh so i do need to do it for every user and each machine!!!!???!! jeez

well thnx for help fonzee much appreciated may get home before dark then!!
it is part of the setup facility that comes with the drive but that doesnt seem to work

fonzee · 12 Jan 2008 at 13:10

no worries

unfortunately yes, however you could create a batch file which mapped the drive and put it in your all users startup folder... this will do it.

Mr Mag00 · 12 Jan 2008 at 13:19

is that easy?