Mapping a network drive and hide the connection to usrs

[Guest Kenny Nelson]

I am currently working on a small application, created in VB5, that requires

me to map to a network drive on a Win 2003 server when a user launches the

application and disconect from the drive when the application is closed down.

This is fairly straight forward to do, but here is the twist. The mapped

drive that is created by the application should not be avaliable to the user

within My Computer or Windows Explorer.

 

Can this be done and how simple is it to do if it can be done?

 

I have been looking around for the past couple of days trying to find some

way of doing this but I have had no luck.

 

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

 

Kenny

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Mapping a network drive and hide the connection to usrs

 

 

"Kenny Nelson" <Kenny Nelson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:A57E3B92-D19E-4D05-831D-0C09711DA579@microsoft.com...

>I am currently working on a small application, created in VB5, that

>requires

> me to map to a network drive on a Win 2003 server when a user launches the

> application and disconect from the drive when the application is closed

> down.

> This is fairly straight forward to do, but here is the twist. The mapped

> drive that is created by the application should not be avaliable to the

> user

> within My Computer or Windows Explorer.

>

> Can this be done and how simple is it to do if it can be done?

>

> I have been looking around for the past couple of days trying to find some

> way of doing this but I have had no luck.

>

> Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

>

> Kenny

 

I don't think you can do this - it goes against the very grain of

Windows Explorer.

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: Mapping a network drive and hide the connection to usrs

 

You should be able to do it with group policies, you can selectively

hide drive letters there. The corresponding registry edit for it is

shown here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158457

 

John

 

Kenny Nelson wrote:

> I am currently working on a small application, created in VB5, that requires

> me to map to a network drive on a Win 2003 server when a user launches the

> application and disconect from the drive when the application is closed down.

> This is fairly straight forward to do, but here is the twist. The mapped

> drive that is created by the application should not be avaliable to the user

> within My Computer or Windows Explorer.

>

> Can this be done and how simple is it to do if it can be done?

>

> I have been looking around for the past couple of days trying to find some

> way of doing this but I have had no luck.

>

> Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

>

> Kenny

[Guest CurtB]

RE: Mapping a network drive and hide the connection to usrs

 

I realize you said your application requires you to map a drive. But, if

that's not actually a requirement, you could try using a universal naming

convention (UNC) and avoid mapping a drive. UNC format:

\\servername\sharename\path\filename

 

"Kenny Nelson" wrote:

> I am currently working on a small application, created in VB5, that requires

> me to map to a network drive on a Win 2003 server when a user launches the

> application and disconect from the drive when the application is closed down.

> This is fairly straight forward to do, but here is the twist. The mapped

> drive that is created by the application should not be avaliable to the user

> within My Computer or Windows Explorer.

>

> Can this be done and how simple is it to do if it can be done?

>

> I have been looking around for the past couple of days trying to find some

> way of doing this but I have had no luck.

>

> Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

>

> Kenny

[Guest Kenny Nelson]

RE: Mapping a network drive and hide the connection to usrs

 

Thanks for the help. I will give this a shot along with what John John has

suggested.

 

Kenny.

 

"CurtB" wrote:

> I realize you said your application requires you to map a drive. But, if

> that's not actually a requirement, you could try using a universal naming

> convention (UNC) and avoid mapping a drive. UNC format:

> \\servername\sharename\path\filename

>

> "Kenny Nelson" wrote:

>

> > I am currently working on a small application, created in VB5, that requires

> > me to map to a network drive on a Win 2003 server when a user launches the

> > application and disconect from the drive when the application is closed down.

> > This is fairly straight forward to do, but here is the twist. The mapped

> > drive that is created by the application should not be avaliable to the user

> > within My Computer or Windows Explorer.

> >

> > Can this be done and how simple is it to do if it can be done?

> >

> > I have been looking around for the past couple of days trying to find some

> > way of doing this but I have had no luck.

> >

> > Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

> >

> > Kenny

[Guest Kenny Nelson]

Re: Mapping a network drive and hide the connection to usrs

 

Thanks, ill give this a shot.

 

Kenny

 

"John John (MVP)" wrote:

> You should be able to do it with group policies, you can selectively

> hide drive letters there. The corresponding registry edit for it is

> shown here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158457

>

> John

>

> Kenny Nelson wrote:

> > I am currently working on a small application, created in VB5, that requires

> > me to map to a network drive on a Win 2003 server when a user launches the

> > application and disconect from the drive when the application is closed down.

> > This is fairly straight forward to do, but here is the twist. The mapped

> > drive that is created by the application should not be avaliable to the user

> > within My Computer or Windows Explorer.

> >

> > Can this be done and how simple is it to do if it can be done?

> >

> > I have been looking around for the past couple of days trying to find some

> > way of doing this but I have had no luck.

> >

> > Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

> >

> > Kenny

>

>

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: Mapping a network drive and hide the connection to usrs

 

You're welcome.

 

John

 

Kenny Nelson wrote:

> Thanks, ill give this a shot.

>

> Kenny

>

> "John John (MVP)" wrote:

>

>

>>You should be able to do it with group policies, you can selectively

>>hide drive letters there. The corresponding registry edit for it is

>>shown here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158457

>>

>>John

>>

>>Kenny Nelson wrote:

>>

>>>I am currently working on a small application, created in VB5, that requires

>>>me to map to a network drive on a Win 2003 server when a user launches the

>>>application and disconect from the drive when the application is closed down.

>>>This is fairly straight forward to do, but here is the twist. The mapped

>>>drive that is created by the application should not be avaliable to the user

>>>within My Computer or Windows Explorer.

>>>

>>>Can this be done and how simple is it to do if it can be done?

>>>

>>>I have been looking around for the past couple of days trying to find some

>>>way of doing this but I have had no luck.

>>>

>>>Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

>>>

>>>Kenny

>>

>>