Can You Map Network Shares without Drive letters?????

[Guest indytoatl]

Is it possible in any way shape, form or fashion to map a network

share without using drive letters?

Our company merged with another company and we use some of the same

drive letters for

our department shares.

 

Without completely changing everyone's environment, can this be done?

We looked at Windows

Mount Points but the directories had to be empty.

 

Domain = Win2003

FileServers = Win2003

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Can You Map Network Shares without Drive letters?????

 

 

"indytoatl" <indytoatl@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Is it possible in any way shape, form or fashion to map a network

> share without using drive letters?

> Our company merged with another company and we use some of the same

> drive letters for

> our department shares.

>

> Without completely changing everyone's environment, can this be done?

> We looked at Windows

> Mount Points but the directories had to be empty.

>

> Domain = Win2003

> FileServers = Win2003

 

You certainly can, by putting this line into your logon script:

net use \\SomeServer\SomeShare

[Guest indytoatl]

Re: Can You Map Network Shares without Drive letters?????

 

On Sep 17, 1:56 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "indytoatl" <indyto...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> news:67e88345-773a-4013-b549-f3501f9ebeb2@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

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>

>

> > Is it possible in any way shape, form or fashion to map a network

> > share without using drive letters?

> > Our company merged with another company and we use some of the same

> > drive letters for

> > our department shares.

>

> > Without completely changing everyone's environment, can this be done?

> > We looked at Windows

> > Mount Points but the directories had to be empty.

>

> > Domain = Win2003

> > FileServers = Win2003

>

> You certainly can, by putting this line into your logon script:

> net use \\SomeServer\SomeShare

 

Okay, it said it mapped successfully but how do I access the drives?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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"indytoatl" <indytoatl@gmail.com> wrote in message

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On Sep 17, 1:56 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "indytoatl" <indyto...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:67e88345-773a-4013-b549-f3501f9ebeb2@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

> > Is it possible in any way shape, form or fashion to map a network

> > share without using drive letters?

> > Our company merged with another company and we use some of the same

> > drive letters for

> > our department shares.

>

> > Without completely changing everyone's environment, can this be done?

> > We looked at Windows

> > Mount Points but the directories had to be empty.

>

> > Domain = Win2003

> > FileServers = Win2003

>

> You certainly can, by putting this line into your logon script:

> net use \\SomeServer\SomeShare

 

Okay, it said it mapped successfully but how do I access the drives?

 

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You can see them in Explorer or in "My Computer".

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Can You Map Network Shares without Drive letters?????

 

indytoatl <indytoatl@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is it possible in any way shape, form or fashion to map a network

> share without using drive letters?

> Our company merged with another company and we use some of the same

> drive letters for

> our department shares.

>

> Without completely changing everyone's environment, can this be done?

> We looked at Windows

> Mount Points but the directories had to be empty.

>

> Domain = Win2003

> FileServers = Win2003

 

Why can't you use the same letters for different users? ifmember.exe or

similar will let you do it, based on the group the user is in. Using UNC

paths means you can't easily move data around on your network without the

users' knowing. I like drive letters.