Double clicking Network Drive opens My Documents instead

[Guest Bruce R]

Hello...

 

I have a user running Win XP sp2. Whenever she double clicks My Computer (or

accesses it from Start - My Computer) all drives are displayed properly. Then

when she double clicks the Shared Network drive, her My Documents folder is

displayed instead. The only work around is for her to display the folders on

the left, and then navigate to the shared drive. I right-clicked on it and

chose Properties. It says that it's the I: drive (out network share). I was

going to do System Restore, but she told me "it's always been like that." I'm

wondering if its a Registry entry or what I could do to fix it other than

using recovery disks.

 

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Guest Kelly]

Re: Double clicking Network Drive opens My Documents instead

 

Mapping a network drive

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/maintain/mapdrive.mspx

 

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"Bruce R" <BruceR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:9A8DDD0E-0767-4E7A-9CA8-D12BD87C68AD@microsoft.com...

> Hello...

>

> I have a user running Win XP sp2. Whenever she double clicks My Computer

> (or

> accesses it from Start - My Computer) all drives are displayed properly.

> Then

> when she double clicks the Shared Network drive, her My Documents folder

> is

> displayed instead. The only work around is for her to display the folders

> on

> the left, and then navigate to the shared drive. I right-clicked on it and

> chose Properties. It says that it's the I: drive (out network share). I

> was

> going to do System Restore, but she told me "it's always been like that."

> I'm

> wondering if its a Registry entry or what I could do to fix it other than

> using recovery disks.

>

> Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Guest Bruce R]

Re: Double clicking Network Drive opens My Documents instead

 

Thank you for trying to help me. But the problem is not with mapping a

network drive. The settings are completely correct. It is machine specific

not user specific. It shows that the drive is mapped to the network, but only

My Documents is displayed when double-clicking that particular drive.

 

Any help with this is greatly appreciated. I don't want to have to wipe out

the computer and reinstall everything...

 

Thank you

 

"Kelly" wrote:

> Mapping a network drive

> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/maintain/mapdrive.mspx

>

> --

>

> All the Best,

> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

>

> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

>

> SupportSpace

> http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner

>

> "Bruce R" <BruceR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:9A8DDD0E-0767-4E7A-9CA8-D12BD87C68AD@microsoft.com...

> > Hello...

> >

> > I have a user running Win XP sp2. Whenever she double clicks My Computer

> > (or

> > accesses it from Start - My Computer) all drives are displayed properly.

> > Then

> > when she double clicks the Shared Network drive, her My Documents folder

> > is

> > displayed instead. The only work around is for her to display the folders

> > on

> > the left, and then navigate to the shared drive. I right-clicked on it and

> > chose Properties. It says that it's the I: drive (out network share). I

> > was

> > going to do System Restore, but she told me "it's always been like that."

> > I'm

> > wondering if its a Registry entry or what I could do to fix it other than

> > using recovery disks.

> >

> > Any help is greatly appreciated.

>

>

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: Double clicking Network Drive opens My Documents instead

 

From within a Command Prompt type Net Share [Enter]

If the My Documents path is shown, then use Net Share and

include the sharename appended with /Delete

 

"Bruce R" <BruceR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:AF1A25CB-00F6-4E69-8546-31A9821C5F6B@microsoft.com...

> Thank you for trying to help me. But the problem is not with mapping a

> network drive. The settings are completely correct. It is machine specific

> not user specific. It shows that the drive is mapped to the network, but

> only

> My Documents is displayed when double-clicking that particular drive.

>

> Any help with this is greatly appreciated. I don't want to have to wipe

> out

> the computer and reinstall everything...

>

> Thank you

>

> "Kelly" wrote:

>

>> Mapping a network drive

>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/maintain/mapdrive.mspx

>>

>> --

>>

>> All the Best,

>> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

>>

>> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

>>

>> SupportSpace

>> http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner

>>

>> "Bruce R" <BruceR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:9A8DDD0E-0767-4E7A-9CA8-D12BD87C68AD@microsoft.com...

>> > Hello...

>> >

>> > I have a user running Win XP sp2. Whenever she double clicks My

>> > Computer

>> > (or

>> > accesses it from Start - My Computer) all drives are displayed

>> > properly.

>> > Then

>> > when she double clicks the Shared Network drive, her My Documents

>> > folder

>> > is

>> > displayed instead. The only work around is for her to display the

>> > folders

>> > on

>> > the left, and then navigate to the shared drive. I right-clicked on it

>> > and

>> > chose Properties. It says that it's the I: drive (out network share). I

>> > was

>> > going to do System Restore, but she told me "it's always been like

>> > that."

>> > I'm

>> > wondering if its a Registry entry or what I could do to fix it other

>> > than

>> > using recovery disks.

>> >

>> > Any help is greatly appreciated.

>>

>>