Re: Managing Network Password

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From: Chris Coppola (ChrisCoppola_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/20/05 

Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:53:04 -0800

What the heck? Is there a good workaround? When I map a network drive I have
the checkbox to "reconnect at login" but it doesn't actually get stored. I
have to log in each time I restart the machine.

Any advice on how to make it work, or work around it?

Thanks inadvance,
Chris.

"Andy Vanosdale [MCE MVP]" wrote:

> Managing Network Passwords has been removed in MCE 2005.
>
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> Andy Vanosdale
> Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Media Center Edition
> Student Ambassador to Microsoft - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
> Microsoft Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/ExpertZone
>
> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2A8C6130-4765-4A3C-982A-BB462D42705F@microsoft.com...
> >I am trying to allow storage of passwords for accessing network shares so
> > that I do not have to type the password in everytime I begin a new
> > session.
> > I go to the 'Control Panel -->User Accounts' and select the account (which
> > is
> > an Administrator) then I selct on the left Panel 'Manage my network
> > passwords' which brings up the stored usernames and passwords window. The
> > problem is that there is no add button? I do not know if this feature has
> > been disabled in Win XP Media Center like the ability to join a domain :-(
> > has been disabled. Any ideas???
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dave
>
>
>

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