What OS is the server running? On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:27 PM, C. T. <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm helping out a friend of mine who tries to support a small shop, and the > shop is starting to get Windows 7 Pro. machines. > They have a domain setup, and they are trying to map a network drive back > to a file server. This file server has several folders on it. > > What is strange is the Windows XP Pro machines can map a drive to > \\myserver\common without an issue, but if you do this on a Windows 7 Pro > machine you get "Access is Denied." Now on the Windows 7 machine if you > "browse" through Windows explorer by \\myserver\common you can see the > folders on the file server, and the kicker is if you want to map a drive to > this file server from Windows 7 you have to do it one folder deeper. (e.g. > net use s: \\myserver\common\abc123 ) This would become a hassle if you > have to access several folders off of the "common" share. > > Are there any registry "tweaks" on the Windows 7 machine that need to be > done? Or would there need to be something done on the server side? > Googleing for this issue the only thing that comes close is : > http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprovirt/thread/e08c3500-a722-4b44-b644-64f94f63c8e5/ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
