Comments on: Automatically Connect To Folder Shares During Logon In Windows

By: ChrisB

ChrisB — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:00:42 +0000

Try a drive mapping from a login script. Its the equivalent of the Gui Windows Explorer's Tools, Map Network drive.
net use w: "\\Servername\sharename" /user:username password /persistent:yes

the username and password appear in the command so don't use this if security is an issue and its visible to others

By: Randy

Randy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:54:16 +0000

I'm trying to do this to logon to a linux box file server. I had the same problem as Mike. When I tried the run command as suggested by jsv, there was no "remember password" box to tick. Any suggestions?

By: jsv

jsv — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:42:45 +0000

Open the server connection with the Run command. It will ask for a username and password. Click the box that says remember password and then map drive once it is up.

By: Mike Bluett

Mike Bluett — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:38:19 +0000

Yes I did use "Connect using a different name" with an acct/pwd on the target machine. I also tried an account on the client machine that happens to have the same UID and Pwd.

By: Watching The Net

Watching The Net — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:35:45 +0000

@Mike Bluett

I tested again and was able to connect successfully to a share. When creating the mapping did you also enter act/pwd by clicking the link – "Connect using a different name"?

By: Mike Bluett

Mike Bluett — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:24:03 +0000

The problem is the reconnect does not happen automatically as you say. At bootup, it fails to connect because it does not remember the password that was originally entered when the mapping was created. This using two Wndows XP Pro machines: One connecting to a share on the other.