re: Win XP Mapped Drives
Monday, November 19, 2001 at 6:05 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Josh W
(3 messages posted)
Yes, I have checked it to reconnect at logon. However, in Win XP, this only reestablishes
the mapping of the drive when the computer restarts. The mapped drive will not actually
"connect" until it is accessed. Microsoft claims it designed it this way in XP in
order to reduce boot time. (Even though you waste that same amount of time manually
connecting to it after booting.)
On Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 11:48 am, hollowchick wrote:
>Make sure you have "Reconnect at Logon" checked in your mapping. http://www.dummies.com/WindowsXP/0-7645-0897-0_0004.html
>Microsoft says it won't reconnect if the resource is offline but "Reconnect at Logon"
>should work just like previous versions...although I have not actually tried it
yet.
>
>
>On Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 8:46 am, jwess wrote:
>When mapping network drives in Win XP, they do not automatically reconnect at startup.
>The mapping is enabled at startup, but Win XP does not automatically "connect";
>they
>will only reconnect if you go to Explorer or you open a file on the mapped drive
>via a shortcut. This is causing problems with applications (Peachtree Accounting)
>which don't actually access the mapped drive when it starts, but merely checks to
>see that there is an existing connection. Microsoft says the fact that the mapped
>drives don't automatically reconnect is "by design" (how ignorant is that?). Does
>anybody have a solution or a workaround? Thanks.
- Written in response to:
- re: Win XP Mapped Drives (Michelle: Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 11:48 am)
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