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Connect MS VPN automatically at startup

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I have a mapped network drive which requires a VPN connection. This works fine once the VPN is connected, but each time Windows is rebooted the system tries to re-map the drive, without the VPN being connected. I can't seem to find an easy way to auto-connect to the VPN. Anyone know if this is possible... and if so how to do it.

Thanks in advance.

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by sue t

automatically reconnecting the VPN why not make a shortcut to the drive that is mapped that the user can double click after starting the VPN and that way you could get rid of the mapped drive or at least uncheck the box to reconnect at logon. Also this way if you don't want to connect to the VPN it won't just happen.

by ak_gates2010

What i am looking for is som thing else.....Mouting drive is not the only thing... i have few applications which are supposed to run at system startup but they are dependent on VPN connection. so the VPN also need to be connected at system startup before the applications run......
Thanx in advance

by ak_gates2010

Yeah... i got the answer of ma own question... posting here for others of ma kind who may be looking for same answer....

Well what i did is:::::
Go to properties of your VPN connection >option tab >uncheck all dialing options....>ok

Now put a shorcut of VPN connection to startup folder.....and you are done....
Reboot the system.. as system comes up vpn will get connected automatically....

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