Guest Sid Elbow Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 I know I can create a drive-mapping to a folder on a network drive but is it possible to create a drive-mapping to a folder on a local drive?
Guest Kenneth Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 Re: Drive Mapping On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:51:29 -0500, Sid Elbow <here@there.com> wrote: >I know I can create a drive-mapping to a folder on a network drive but >is it possible to create a drive-mapping to a folder on a local drive? Yup... Use exactly the same process as on a net, but browse to a local folder. 'Works fine. All the best, -- Kenneth If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
Guest Bob I Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 Re: Drive Mapping Use SUBST Command line help is SUBST /? Sid Elbow wrote: > I know I can create a drive-mapping to a folder on a network drive but > is it possible to create a drive-mapping to a folder on a local drive?
Guest Sid Elbow Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 Re: Drive Mapping Kenneth wrote: > On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:51:29 -0500, Sid Elbow > <here@there.com> wrote: > >> I know I can create a drive-mapping to a folder on a network drive but >> is it possible to create a drive-mapping to a folder on a local drive? > > Yup... > > Use exactly the same process as on a net, but browse to a > local folder. > > 'Works fine. .... er, sorry Kenneth, I don't follow this. For a network folder, I just browse to the folder, right-click and select <Map Network Drive ...>. For a local folder, there is no such right-click selection (or equivalent).
Guest Sid Elbow Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 Re: Drive Mapping Yep, that seems to work fine, thanks Bob. I presume it isn't sticky through a reboot and that I would have to set up, say, a .BAT file in my startup folder. Bob I wrote: > Use SUBST > > Command line help is > > SUBST /? > > Sid Elbow wrote: > >> I know I can create a drive-mapping to a folder on a network drive but >> is it possible to create a drive-mapping to a folder on a local drive? >
Guest Kenneth Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 Re: Drive Mapping On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:26:04 -0500, Sid Elbow <here@there.com> wrote: >Kenneth wrote: >> On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:51:29 -0500, Sid Elbow >> <here@there.com> wrote: >> >>> I know I can create a drive-mapping to a folder on a network drive but >>> is it possible to create a drive-mapping to a folder on a local drive? >> >> Yup... >> >> Use exactly the same process as on a net, but browse to a >> local folder. >> >> 'Works fine. > >... er, sorry Kenneth, I don't follow this. For a network folder, I just >browse to the folder, right-click and select <Map Network Drive ...>. >For a local folder, there is no such right-click selection (or equivalent). Hi again, I should have provided a bit more detail... On the local system: Open My Computer Click Tools then Map Network Drive Click Browse Browser to the folder you want Click Finish That should do the deed. All the best, -- Kenneth If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
Guest Bob I Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 Re: Drive Mapping Yes a bat file or cmd file will to the trick. As to the "network" method the other fellow referred to, you would need to share the drive out to the network and then map back into the location like it was a server. Sid Elbow wrote: > Yep, that seems to work fine, thanks Bob. > > I presume it isn't sticky through a reboot and that I would have to set > up, say, a .BAT file in my startup folder. > > > Bob I wrote: > >> Use SUBST >> >> Command line help is >> >> SUBST /? >> >> Sid Elbow wrote: >> >>> I know I can create a drive-mapping to a folder on a network drive >>> but is it possible to create a drive-mapping to a folder on a local >>> drive? >> >>
Guest Sid Elbow Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 Re: Drive Mapping Kenneth wrote: > On the local system: > > Open My Computer > Click Tools > then Map Network Drive > Click Browse > Browser to the folder you want > Click Finish When I do that, the browse window only shows shared network resources (not local drives/folders). It does, incidentally, show any drives/folders on the local machine that are shared on the network but it won't let me select those for a drive-mapping from the local machine.
Guest Sid Elbow Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 Re: Drive Mapping Bob I wrote: > Yes a bat file or cmd file will to the trick. Thanks, Bob > As to the "network" method > the other fellow referred to, you would need to share the drive out to > the network and then map back into the location like it was a server. See my response to Kenneth. That actually doesn't seem to work. While the shared (local) drive can be seen in the browse, I am unable to select it for drive-mapping purposes.
Guest Kenneth Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 Re: Drive Mapping On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:22:38 -0500, Sid Elbow <here@there.com> wrote: >Kenneth wrote: > >> On the local system: >> >> Open My Computer >> Click Tools >> then Map Network Drive >> Click Browse >> Browser to the folder you want >> Click Finish > >When I do that, the browse window only shows shared network resources >(not local drives/folders). It does, incidentally, show any >drives/folders on the local machine that are shared on the network but >it won't let me select those for a drive-mapping from the local machine. Hi Sid, When I do it (on a shared folder) it works fine, so, with regret, I can only say that I am out of my depth on this one. All the best, -- Kenneth If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
Guest 3c273 Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 Re: Drive Mapping "Sid Elbow" <here@there.com> wrote in message news:3f4fc$47602752$4c0aada1$11690@TEKSAVVY.COM... > Kenneth wrote: > > > On the local system: > > > > Open My Computer > > Click Tools > > then Map Network Drive > > Click Browse > > Browser to the folder you want > > Click Finish > > When I do that, the browse window only shows shared network resources > (not local drives/folders). It does, incidentally, show any > drives/folders on the local machine that are shared on the network but > it won't let me select those for a drive-mapping from the local machine. I believe you'll need to share the local folder (with yourself) before you can map it. Louis
Guest Sid Elbow Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 Re: Drive Mapping Kenneth wrote: > When I do it (on a shared folder) it works fine, so, with > regret, I can only say that I am out of my depth on this > one. My apologies, Kenneth. I picked up a typical local share from the root of the network resource list in the browse window and the OK button remained greyed-out. When I expanded the local LAN entry and navigated to it that way, it was fine. Don't know why it wouldn't do it the other way.
Guest Kenneth Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 Re: Drive Mapping On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:56:48 -0500, Sid Elbow <here@there.com> wrote: >Kenneth wrote: > >> When I do it (on a shared folder) it works fine, so, with >> regret, I can only say that I am out of my depth on this >> one. > >My apologies, Kenneth. I picked up a typical local share from the root >of the network resource list in the browse window and the OK button >remained greyed-out. When I expanded the local LAN entry and navigated >to it that way, it was fine. Don't know why it wouldn't do it the other way. Well, I am pleased that you got it working... All the best, -- Kenneth If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
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