Re: Map drive to local drive..
From: StanLee (StanLee_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/24/04
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Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 22:05:07 -0800
Yes. On my network, I have an application that I map to the G:\\drive on all
the workstations. The applicaton is a CRM product (Goldmione) that keeps
track of all correspondence, including email. Since it is mapped to the the
G drive, all internal stored procedures of the app point towards the G drive.
I synch with the app via tcp back to my office. IF I use the C:
drive...then the stored references in the app point to the C drive. When the
synch occurs...then it points to the C: drive of the workstation that it is
being run on...and obviously the files aren't there. So anytime we try to
view any correspondence , the link is rendered useless. I've been running the
app since early 90's, I would lose email correspondence, contracts, etc used
for historical reference to clients and projects. I have the latest version
of the app and will upgrade again when the new version comes out.
This has never been an issue until recently. I could always map the local
copy to the G drive...and everything worked fine. Even if I wasn't on a
network, the drive remained mapped, and I never had problems with it.
It is the configuration as suggested by the vendor as well. It's not
something I dreamed up to make something work.
I'm going thru policies, but I don't see anytning that would keep it from
mapping at this point. I have full time connections nearly everywhere I go,
so I can live with it if forced, but from time to time it's a pain.
This is a tablet, running XP for Tablet as an OS.
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
> StanLee wrote:
> > Ok.
> > 1. Create folder c:\share and then go to properties and create/name
> > share.
> > 2. right click my computer go to 'map network drive'
> > 3. try to browse to local machine c:\share ... I can't get to the
> > local machine unless I go thru the 'entire network'.. and then ONLY
> > if the machine is connected to a network...ANY network. (the machine
> > belongs to a domain...and we login away from the domain using cache).
> >
> > So...anytime that I am NOT connected... I can't map this drive..or
> > worse yet, my wireless connection goes down and my mapped drive is
> > dosconnected, therefore bringing my mapped app crashing to the floor.
> > (Trying to decide if i want 5.8 ghz wireless network cards, or 5.8
> > phones...and I will take comments on this issue as well.)
> > So, what's the solution? How do I map to the local machine?
> > Will I have to create local user and login that way?
>
> Can I ask why you would want to do this instead of just going straight to
> c:\share ?
>
>
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