Re: Cannot find mapped drive

I'm not sure why this worked on 2000. Services are started when the server
boots up - mapped drives aren't created until a user logs in (unless you had
some other way of mapping the drive). So it makes sense that your service is
failing before someone logs in.

The alternative to UNC is DFS (use 2003 R2 - it improves DFS). Think of it
as DNS for shared folders. You can move the folder to any server and not
impact any of your applications. You can even keep the existing UNC name as
a DFS name (i.e. server1\share can be a DFS name for a folder that's been
moved to server2). Personally I think this gets confusing but it can be done.

"Amie" wrote:

Thanx Edwin
But what I need to know is why the mapped drive is working with windows
2000 but not with windows 2003.Also if at all I use UNC is there any
conectivity problem with UNC.
Edwin vMierlo wrote:
Amie,

To answer that question books have been written.

It goes to far to explain the inner workings of Windows Storage subsystem,
here on newsgroups we try to answer problems and questions from the
community, but fully explaining how thing work, I do not have the time for
that (may be someone else on this group has)

If you are really interested in that area, I can recommend

"Inside Windows Storage" by Dilip C. Naik

and off-course the all time "bible" which is a must for anyone insterested
in Windows called

"Windows Internals" by Mark Russinovich and David Solomon.

In regards to your problem, you will probably not solve this in the
short-term, unless you are using UNC to access your data from within your
service.

Maybe I am wrong and someone else has a solution to your problem using
mapped drives.

Best Regards,
Edwin.

"Amie" <amolsane248@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Can u tell me what is the difference betweeen UNC and Mapped drive path
regarding their internal working.

Edwin vMierlo wrote:
Amie,

as per previous post from Mike, the mapped drive is for the logged on
user /
session only, and not for services.

that is what it is,

UNC is your solution

Rgds,
Edwin.


"Amie" <amolsane248@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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when I use the UNC name it works properly and creates and deletes the
file but,
I can't use UNC name as it requires the server name and and if in
future the server name changes I have to change my .ini file for all
the services which i don't want.In my .ini file i give the mapped
drive
path(it doesnot need the server name so if at all the server changes
only thing i have to do is map to the new server)
Can u tell me why if the mapping facility is provided by Microsoft and
through the explorer
window I can access the file,the programme(service) cannot find the
mapped path.
Edwin vMierlo wrote:
reconfigure your service to use a full UNC path, e.g.
\\servername\sharename

rgds,
Edwin.

"Amie" <amolsane248@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

I have been using a my services on windows 2000 server which uses
a
mapped drive
for creation and deletion of files.Now i have shifted the service
to
windows 2003 but the services doesn't start saying Mapped drive
not
found.I don't use UCN format(eg://servername/mappedfolder) I am
using
a
mapped drive name(H:\mappedolder).
the service using the mapped drive and the mapped folder both are
on
windows 2003 server(needn't to say on diff computer).
I have given full control to the mapped folder.
There is no fire wall or antivirus on the server.
Can any one give solution to this?





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