Re: Mapping a Network drive & remembering the password

From: Jeffrey Randow (MVP) (jeffreyr-support_at_remotenetworktechnology.com)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:56:31 -0500

That part is, but in XP Pro, you can specify that you want to save a
username and password with a connection (that you can't do in XP home)
without going to the Control Panel.

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Net. & Smart Display MVP)
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:19:16 -0500, "Shenan Stanley"
<news_helper@hushmail.com> wrote:

>Jeffrey Randow (MVP) wrote:
><snip>
>> Unfortunately it does that in XP Home...
>>
>> One thing you can do (I'm not sure if this works in Home, though) is
>> go to Control Panel => User Accounts => <click on username>.
>>
>> In the left task pane that comes up, select the Manage my Network
>> Passwords option... You can specify computer names, usernames, and
>> passwords for them to be cached..
>>
>> If you connect to a domain, you can specify *.domainname.com and it
>> will cache the credentials for connections to any domain machines...
><snip>
>
>Same in XP Pro....
>
>--
><- Shenan ->

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