Guest Dave Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 I have XP w/SP2. I had several network drives mapped, and XP would connect to them when I logged in. All of a sudden, Windows won't connect reliably when I log in. Sometimes I get a message to the effect that not all network drives could be connected. Anothe time, I'll get no message at all but some or all of my mapped drives say disconnected network drive. Still other times I can open My Computer and it'll show all network drives connected. Any advice? Thanks, Dave
Guest Shenan Stanley Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Re: XP connect to network drives at logon Dave wrote: > I have XP w/SP2. I had several network drives mapped, and XP would > connect to them when I logged in. All of a sudden, Windows won't > connect reliably when I log in. > > Sometimes I get a message to the effect that not all network drives > could be connected. Anothe time, I'll get no message at all but > some or all of my mapped drives say disconnected network drive. > Still other times I can open My Computer and it'll show all network > drives connected. Do *not* use persistent connections and start using a script to map the drives at logon. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Guest Dave Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 Re: XP connect to network drives at logon "Shenan Stanley" wrote: > Dave wrote: > > I have XP w/SP2. I had several network drives mapped, and XP would > > connect to them when I logged in. All of a sudden, Windows won't > > connect reliably when I log in. > > > > Sometimes I get a message to the effect that not all network drives > > could be connected. Anothe time, I'll get no message at all but > > some or all of my mapped drives say disconnected network drive. > > Still other times I can open My Computer and it'll show all network > > drives connected. > > Do *not* use persistent connections and start using a script to map the > drives at logon. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > Thanks, Shenan. However, I'd like to understand if this is an XP bug and why it does this. My IT guys say it is an acknowledged bug with no fix suggested which works. Also, I can boot up at any given time and the drives will be connected. I can restart my computer and the next time the drives will all show as disconnected drives. I have rebooted a third time and I've gotten a message that not all drives could be connected, and when I look into My Computer, I'll see that a couple of the drives are connected, and a couple aren't. This seems inconsistent to me, almost like voodoo. Could the cause be the way my IT guys have set up the network? I mean, up until a week or so ago, everything worked fine. IT tells me other people at my company are experiencing similar symptoms. Thanks, Dave
Guest Shenan Stanley Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 Re: XP connect to network drives at logon Dave wrote: > However, I'd like to understand if this is an XP bug and why it > does this. > > My IT guys say it is an acknowledged bug with no fix suggested > which works. Have your IT guy give you a *link* to this acknowledged bug then. If it is acknowledged - then it is documented that it is acknowledged. I would *love* to see this bug... Knowledge is what is needed around here. ;-) > Also, I can boot up at any given time and the drives will be > connected. I can restart my computer and the next time the drives > will all show as disconnected drives. I have rebooted a third time > and I've gotten a message that not all drives could be connected, > and when I look into My Computer, I'll see that a couple of the > drives are connected, and a couple aren't. > > This seems inconsistent to me, almost like voodoo. Could the cause > be the way my IT guys have set up the network? I mean, up until a > week or so ago, everything worked fine. IT tells me other people > at my company are experiencing similar symptoms. It could very well be a change in their setup. It could be something that got installed on your system or everyone elses system. An update, etc. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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