Re: Can't map folder

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From: David Candy (.)
Date: 01/04/05 

Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 10:32:21 +1100

You can only put set commands in autoexec on NT (and Win ME) operating systems. And they are read after logon for each logon and are only user specific not system. It is not read on boot (unlike Windows and Dos).

Put it in a shortcut and put the shortcut into your startup folder. Start the program from a batch file that has that as line 1. Put it in task scheduler (to run at logon) but startup folder is easier. 

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"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GxFCd.2372$uT3.345@news01.roc.ny...
> Ah ha! That's how I used to do it with Win98, but if I recall, I tried it in 
> my autoexec.bat file with XP, and it was not happy. Is there a trick to 
> making the SUBST  command work with XP?
> 
> And by the way, thank you for your help thus far.
> 
> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message 
> news:uHDVk5q8EHA.3700@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> The subst command, designed to make Dos 1 programs work on Dos 2 or later 
> (no sub directories in Dos 1, only drive letters) is the correct way to do 
> it. Type subst /? for help.
> 
> eg
> 
> subst p: c:\para
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> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
> news:41DB17D3.2060305@yahoo.com...
>> It doesn't matter much want the "sharename" is, because to make the
>> "DOS" program see and use it you will then MAP it as "P:"
>>
>> Doug Kanter wrote:
>>
>>> Bear with me, David - this is all new. Can the share name simply be P:  ?
>>> We're dealing with a DOS app here - I can't rewrite the code just for 
>>> this
>>> machine. It must see a P: drive.
>>>
>>> "David Hetherington" <David Hetherington@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote 
>>> in
>>> message news:08115A15-DDE7-4F95-8F3A-27F1140681B6@microsoft.com...
>>>
>>>>Doug,  first enable File and Printer sharing in the Windows Firewall.
>>>>Share out the folder c:\para by right clicking on the folder and select
>>>>SHARING and Security.  Give the share a name, and ensure that you give 
>>>>the
>>>>nessary share and NTFS permissions, ie Share permisisons = Everyone/Full
>>>>Control, NTFS permissions = Authenticated Users/Full Control
>>>>
>>>>Now you should be able to map a drive to \\SystemName\ShareName
>>>>
>>>>Note: If Security settings are not available your drive might be FAT32
>>>>instead of NTFS.  To convert your drive to NTFS open a command prompt and
>>>>type in
>>>>CONVERT c: /FS:NTFS
>>>>This will reboot your system and when it comes up again, the drive will 
>>>>be
>>>>NTFS.  Be sure to back up any important files before you try this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Doug Kanter" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Platform: XP Pro with SP2
>>>>>
>>>>>I created a folder off the root directory called c:\para. To satisfy the
>>>>>needs of an ancient application, this entire folder needs to be mapped 
>>>>>as
>>>>>P:
>>>>>drive. In Explorer, Tools/Map Folder brings up a dialog box, but the
>>>>>browse
>>>>>button points to network resources, not the hard disk.
>>>>>
>>>>>Someone suggested manually entering this:
>>>>>
>>>>>\\MachineName\Para, but that doesn't work. If I try to share the folder
>>>>>itself (right click the folder in Explorer), the only option that
>>>>>*almost*
>>>>>makes sense says that if I want to share the folder, I should drag it to
>>>>>Shared Documents (or whatever - I'm not in front of the dialog box at 
>>>>>the
>>>>>moment). This is not a good option, since c:\para contains executables,
>>>>>and
>>>>>the app will complain if things aren't where they're supposed to be.
>>>>>
>>>>>So, the short question: How can I get Tools/Map Folder to show me the
>>>>>entire
>>>>>hard disk?
>>>>>
>>>>>Note: Security is NOT an issue here. Sharing that folder, or the entire
>>>>>hard
>>>>>disk is not a problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> 
> 
>

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