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by aubhall

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Weird one got a Phamtom drive letter for one out of 7 win2k users on our site.

The drive letters get mapped by the login script and work on all 6 other machines.

It currently show a drive letter and a red x through it.

If you type net use no drive letter shows.

If you try to create a drive useing the same letter in this case h: you get an error resource in use.

Any ideas?

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by mallardtooxx

In your script do you delete the drive and then reassign it? and is the script the same for all users? Just curious.

-duck

by lordinfidel

All because there is a red x on it does not mean it is not connected.

In fact, it typically is connected, and this is just 2K's default behaviour of saving connections.

You can not assign the same drive letter because it *IS* in use. Even though it has a red x on it.

So, Open up My computer, and double click on the drive. I am quite sure that you will be surprised.

by aubhall

I wish have already tried this no joy it complains about not have the relevent rights but if i try to access the location using start run i can access it.

by lordinfidel

Right click on it and choose disconnect. You are probably connected as an anonymous (everyone)user.

When you say "Start/Run" -- Start/Run/What?

Are you opening up a command prompt, or are you choosing browse then going to that drive letter.Or are you browsing to that network share?

by lordinfidel

Not the drive.
You are not even mapping it at that point.

In my computer, disconnect from the share.
If you right click my netwk places and choose map network drive. Put in the path, then specify the user to connect as and press finish. What happens?

by aubhall

The drive letter has being mapped at this stage via the login script see below.

I cannot disconnect the drive letter that is supposed to be connected to the share even though it is not accessable, no rights.

Login script:-
@echo Locating YourHome Directory...

net use * /delete /yes >NUL 2>NUL

if exist h: net use h: /delete /yes >NUL 2>NUL
if exist h: subst h: /d >NUL 2>NUL

if exist \\server\userstemp$\%username%\ subst h: \\swords19\userstemp$\%username% >NUL 2>NUL

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