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by netwill

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It all seems to start when I installed sp6a on my NT4.0 workstation.

All my network drives (F-Z) are mapped to a shared folder on the server.

I can disconnect them but after while it remapped them again.

Any one has any idea why this is happening?

Appreciate the help!

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by lat-nitr

You might want to check for any shortcuts on your desktop or in the start menu that are pointing to the network. When you refresh your desktop, they have a tendancy to re-connect if the connection is available.

by wayne maples

this is definitely a bug. I have heard of it happening but can't remember resolutions - very rare. What I would do is net the network connections to non-persistent so they will not be reestablished at boot

net use /persistent:NO

disconnect each share

net use f: /d
net use g: /d
...
and reboot.

-Wayne

by djames

Hi NetWill

I've had a similar problem to yours. This might be the same as what your getting. Back along I was getting mapped drives being created automatically. I was told to disable Microsoft Find Fast from the start menu and I also found that the targets for any shortcuts pointing to documents on the network where incorrect. I also created a logon script to re-connect all mapped drives when users logged on and that they would all be disconnected when the user logs off.

Eventually this seem to solve my problem, but I found it took a while for it to disappear. Hope this gives you a thought.

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