Re: [H] XP Pro asks for password when mapping drive
I'd leave the password part out since windows should use the logged in user password anyway to authenticate. In fact if username is not domain based or an account other than current login, then there is no reason to add it since the current un/pw is sent automatically. At 03:21 PM 7/27/2007, Tharin Olsen Poked the stick with: Yes the prompting about deleting the drive maps would occur on Windows 2000/9x. There are still a lot of Windows 2000 machines in my town it seems. An example of a batch file would be something like the following --- Begin FixDrives.bat @echo off rem A message that is displayed while the script is processed. echo Please wait while your network drives are recreated. rem Our first command deletes any existing drive mappings net use * /delete /y rem Next we recreate the shared drives net use p: \\computer1\public PASSWORD /user:USERNAME net use t: \\computer2\finance PASSWORD /user:USERNAME net use z: \\computer3\admin PASSWORD /user:USERNAME Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC
Re: [H] XP Pro asks for password when mapping drive
Specifying a password and username is only for when the currently logged in user can't authenticate with the host system in the first place. Obviously its not advisable to keep super secret usernames and passwords in a plain text file. -Tharin O. j maccraw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd leave the password part out since windows should use the logged in user password anyway to authenticate. In fact if username is not domain based or an account other than current login, then there is no reason to add it since the current un/pw is sent automatically. At 03:21 PM 7/27/2007, Tharin Olsen Poked the stick with: Yes the prompting about deleting the drive maps would occur on Windows 2000/9x. There are still a lot of Windows 2000 machines in my town it seems. An example of a batch file would be something like the following --- Begin FixDrives.bat @echo off rem A message that is displayed while the script is processed. echo Please wait while your network drives are recreated. rem Our first command deletes any existing drive mappings net use * /delete /y rem Next we recreate the shared drives net use p: \\computer1\public PASSWORD /user:USERNAME net use t: \\computer2\finance PASSWORD /user:USERNAME net use z: \\computer3\admin PASSWORD /user:USERNAME
Re: [H] XP Pro asks for password when mapping drive
be interested in a look at the fixdrives.bat layout. Have no home boxes in shop currently but next time I have one will check it out. Never had a XP box give me that log on message when the mapped drives are offline ( other then a popup from the tray ) W2K did this and WIn98. thanks fp At 08:22 PM 7/26/2007, Tharin Olsen Poked the stick with: I think the mapping method from My Computer that allows you to save the name/password is present in XP Home as well as XP Professional. One problem with the reconnect at logon (persistent drive maps) option is if the host system with the shared folders is offline Windows will show an error box on logon that indicates the path wasnt accessible and something like an ok/cancel choice to delete the mapped drive. The user unknowingly deletes the drive map and then they cant get in at all until the mapped drive is recreated. If you use a logon script with the net use command it will always map the drive at startup and its harder for the end user to mess up something that couldn't be fixed by a reboot. If you'd rather not run the command at startup you could just make a batch file to run the command. Since I do work at a lot of small offices that are just peer-to-peer its common that these sort of quirks will occur. I will type the commands into notepad and save it as FixDrives.bat in the %systemroot% folder of each workstation. Next time the phone rings and I'm troubleshooting I can tell them to enter fixdrive! s in Run or at a command prompt. -Tharin O. FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: any idea if this works in XP Home ? Have never had a problem with pro, seems there is always the little check box to remember which is NOT on home machines. I have had to do the same user/pw on customer boxen to keep them all on their networks and figure there has to be a way to have home remember. Some obscure tool that is not there. Thanks -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Without my ignorance, your knowledge would be meaningless
Re: [H] XP Pro asks for password when mapping drive
Tharin O., Might I contact you off-List about a problem I have with XP and its' access protocol? Best, Duncan At 23:22 07/26/2007 -0400, you wrote: I think the mapping method from My Computer that allows you to save the name/password is present in XP Home as well as XP Professional. snip This email scanned for Viruses and Spam by ZCloud.net
Re: [H] XP Pro asks for password when mapping drive
Yes the prompting about deleting the drive maps would occur on Windows 2000/9x. There are still a lot of Windows 2000 machines in my town it seems. An example of a batch file would be something like the following --- Begin FixDrives.bat @echo off rem A message that is displayed while the script is processed. echo Please wait while your network drives are recreated. rem Our first command deletes any existing drive mappings net use * /delete /y rem Next we recreate the shared drives net use p: \\computer1\public PASSWORD /user:USERNAME net use t: \\computer2\finance PASSWORD /user:USERNAME net use z: \\computer3\admin PASSWORD /user:USERNAME END OF FILE real simple, right? =] Most of my batch scripts are something like above, others might be more complex containing goto statements that perform certain actions based on certain conditions. FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: be interested in a look at the fixdrives.bat layout. Have no home boxes in shop currently but next time I have one will check it out. Never had a XP box give me that log on message when the mapped drives are offline ( other then a popup from the tray ) W2K did this and WIn98. thanks fp At 08:22 PM 7/26/2007, Tharin Olsen Poked the stick with: I think the mapping method from My Computer that allows you to save the name/password is present in XP Home as well as XP Professional. One problem with the reconnect at logon (persistent drive maps) option is if the host system with the shared folders is offline Windows will show an error box on logon that indicates the path wasnt accessible and something like an ok/cancel choice to delete the mapped drive. The user unknowingly deletes the drive map and then they cant get in at all until the mapped drive is recreated. If you use a logon script with the net use command it will always map the drive at startup and its harder for the end user to mess up something that couldn't be fixed by a reboot. If you'd rather not run the command at startup you could just make a batch file to run the command. Since I do work at a lot of small offices that are just peer-to-peer its common that these sort of quirks will occur. I will type the commands into notepad and save it as FixDrives.bat in the %systemroot% folder of each workstation. Next time the phone rings and I'm troubleshooting I can tell them to enter fixdrive! s in Run or at a command prompt. -Tharin O. FORC5 wrote: any idea if this works in XP Home ? Have never had a problem with pro, seems there is always the little check box to remember which is NOT on home machines. I have had to do the same user/pw on customer boxen to keep them all on their networks and figure there has to be a way to have home remember. Some obscure tool that is not there. Thanks -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Without my ignorance, your knowledge would be meaningless
[H] XP Pro asks for password when mapping drive
I have two XP Pro machines. I'm sharing a folder on one and mapping it on the other and drive N: - it wants a username/password (which has to be entered each time.) I know I've setup XP Pro like this where it just remembered the password and didn' t prompt everytime. How do I do this so it just maps on boot up and doesn't bother me? T
Re: [H] XP Pro asks for password when mapping drive
Many ways to go about doing this, generally this a permissions issue on the machine hosting the shared directory. Try mapping the drive from My Computer using Tools Map Network Drive. Fill in the appropriate share path then click the text link that reads Connect using a different name you can enter a different username/password there. If you check the box to reconnect at logon it will continue to map the drive after a reboot. The command for creating shares is net use, its good for scripts or autostart stuff. net use [DriveLetter:] [\\ComputerName\ShareName] password /user:username net use N: \\computer-1\thanes warez foobar /user:foo -Tharin O. Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have two XP Pro machines. I'm sharing a folder on one and mapping it on the other and drive N: - it wants a username/password (which has to be entered each time.) I know I've setup XP Pro like this where it just remembered the password and didn' t prompt everytime. How do I do this so it just maps on boot up and doesn't bother me? T
Re: [H] XP Pro asks for password when mapping drive
any idea if this works in XP Home ? Have never had a problem with pro, seems there is always the little check box to remember which is NOT on home machines. I have had to do the same user/pw on customer boxen to keep them all on their networks and figure there has to be a way to have home remember. Some obscure tool that is not there. Thanks At 08:24 AM 7/26/2007, Tharin Olsen Poked the stick with: Many ways to go about doing this, generally this a permissions issue on the machine hosting the shared directory. Try mapping the drive from My Computer using Tools Map Network Drive. Fill in the appropriate share path then click the text link that reads Connect using a different name you can enter a different username/password there. If you check the box to reconnect at logon it will continue to map the drive after a reboot. The command for creating shares is net use, its good for scripts or autostart stuff. net use [DriveLetter:] [\\ComputerName\ShareName] password /user:username net use N: \\computer-1\thanes warez foobar /user:foo -Tharin O. Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have two XP Pro machines. I'm sharing a folder on one and mapping it on the other and drive N: - it wants a username/password (which has to be entered each time.) I know I've setup XP Pro like this where it just remembered the password and didn' t prompt everytime. How do I do this so it just maps on boot up and doesn't bother me? T -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- You cannot kill time without injuring eternity.
Re: [H] XP Pro asks for password when mapping drive
At 12:49 PM 26/07/2007, Tharin Olsen wrote: Was the account created from scratch or did you rename an existing account? I've found that if you rename an existing account under XP in the User Accounts control panel it is still uses the original username it only changes the display name. This has been a source of frustration for me on more than one occassion. That's probably it. I'll give that a try. Thanks! T -Tharin O. Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried that. I setup a user on the server with username share / password share - and then I setup the default user on the workstation to the same - still asks for username and password or when I click on the mapped drive. Strange. T At 11:59 AM 26/07/2007, Ben Ruset wrote: Have the same user/password on each machine. Thane Sherrington wrote: I have two XP Pro machines. I'm sharing a folder on one and mapping it on the other and drive N: - it wants a username/password (which has to be entered each time.) I know I've setup XP Pro like this where it just remembered the password and didn' t prompt everytime. How do I do this so it just maps on boot up and doesn't bother me? T __ NOD32 2423 (20070726) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] XP Pro asks for password when mapping drive
I think the mapping method from My Computer that allows you to save the name/password is present in XP Home as well as XP Professional. One problem with the reconnect at logon (persistent drive maps) option is if the host system with the shared folders is offline Windows will show an error box on logon that indicates the path wasnt accessible and something like an ok/cancel choice to delete the mapped drive. The user unknowingly deletes the drive map and then they cant get in at all until the mapped drive is recreated. If you use a logon script with the net use command it will always map the drive at startup and its harder for the end user to mess up something that couldn't be fixed by a reboot. If you'd rather not run the command at startup you could just make a batch file to run the command. Since I do work at a lot of small offices that are just peer-to-peer its common that these sort of quirks will occur. I will type the commands into notepad and save it as FixDrives.bat in the %systemroot% folder of each workstation. Next time the phone rings and I'm troubleshooting I can tell them to enter fixdrives in Run or at a command prompt. -Tharin O. FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: any idea if this works in XP Home ? Have never had a problem with pro, seems there is always the little check box to remember which is NOT on home machines. I have had to do the same user/pw on customer boxen to keep them all on their networks and figure there has to be a way to have home remember. Some obscure tool that is not there. Thanks
Re: [H] XP Pro asks for password when mapping drive
Was the account created from scratch or did you rename an existing account? I've found that if you rename an existing account under XP in the User Accounts control panel it is still uses the original username it only changes the display name. This has been a source of frustration for me on more than one occassion. -Tharin O. Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried that. I setup a user on the server with username share / password share - and then I setup the default user on the workstation to the same - still asks for username and password or when I click on the mapped drive. Strange. T At 11:59 AM 26/07/2007, Ben Ruset wrote: Have the same user/password on each machine. Thane Sherrington wrote: I have two XP Pro machines. I'm sharing a folder on one and mapping it on the other and drive N: - it wants a username/password (which has to be entered each time.) I know I've setup XP Pro like this where it just remembered the password and didn' t prompt everytime. How do I do this so it just maps on boot up and doesn't bother me? T __ NOD32 2423 (20070726) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
