Re: X's over mapped network drives

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From: Steve Parry [MVP] (k100rs_1990_at_nospam.hotmail.com)
Date: 04/30/04


Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 22:03:39 +0100

Andy wrote:
> On my Windows 2000 Professional workstation I get red X's
> over the mapped network drives. This happems about 15-20
> mins after booting up. If I double click the mapped drive
> with the red X I get right into it without having to enter
> my network password. I did change the autodisconnect
> registry entry to -1 using a command line, but the red X's
> keep showing up after a while. The server is a Windows
> 2000 Advanced Server. My PC does a tape backup of the
> network drives at night and it appears to be halting
> because of the red X status. Is their something else I can
> try on my workstation, or on the server itself?
> Andy

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;138365

Hope that helps

Regards

-- 
Steve Parry BA (Hons) MCP MVP
http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk


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