error message "The network location cannot be reached"

[Guest Allan]

I am attempting to run a program that wants a file on the "L" drive. I have a

folder on my local "D" drive that is shared and in this folder is this

particular file that the program searches for.

When I try to map the shared folder on my D drive to the L drive using

\\server\share located in tools - map network drive

 

eg \\my computer\shared folder name

I receive the following error message

 

Attempting to create drive

 

The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error

occurred

"the network location cannot be reached......"

 

I am using windows 2000 on my IBM laptop.

 

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: error message "The network location cannot be reached"

 

Another option is subst

 

subst L: D:\foldername

 

 

 

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]

Copyright © 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

 

C:\>subst /?

Associates a path with a drive letter.

 

SUBST [drive1: [drive2:]path]

SUBST drive1: /D

 

drive1: Specifies a virtual drive to which you want to assign a

path.

[drive2:]path Specifies a physical drive and path you want to assign to

a virtual drive.

/D Deletes a substituted (virtual) drive.

 

Type SUBST with no parameters to display a list of current virtual drives.

 

C:\>

 

 

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Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

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"Allan" wrote:

>I am attempting to run a program that wants a file on the "L" drive. I have

>a

> folder on my local "D" drive that is shared and in this folder is this

> particular file that the program searches for.

> When I try to map the shared folder on my D drive to the L drive using

> \\server\share located in tools - map network drive

>

> eg \\my computer\shared folder name

> I receive the following error message

>

> Attempting to create drive

>

> The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error

> occurred

> "the network location cannot be reached......"

>

> I am using windows 2000 on my IBM laptop.

>

> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated