Re: Subst no longer works as it did!

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 06/02/04


Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:50:51 -0600

In article <tj9sb011j78d2teg5l5fhtq9qfeatgnp8c@4ax.com>, Bill Todd
<no@no.com> wrote:
>Folders mapped to drive letters using the subst command appeared to be
>local drives prior to Win XP. Since I have upgraded to XP software
>that requires its files to be on a local drive no longer works with a
>drive letter mapped using subst. Is there any workaround for this? It
>is really a problem.

A drive letter assigned using the subst command works fine as a local
drive on my XP computers, Bill.

What software are you running, and what exactly happens when you run
it?

Perhaps the problem is with the software, not with XP. Try
un-installing it and re-installing it. If you can't do that, try
running it in compatibility mode for your previous version of Windows.

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