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by msteffan

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We have a win2000 server - users have win2K on desktops as well as several older 98 machines. On the 98 Machines - is there a tool available to rename the drive so its easier to read?
For example

\\server\data\users\jondoe\ becomes just g:\johndoe ?

We found a scripting tool that fixes it on 2000 machines but it does not work for 98. Any ideas??

Thanks in advance.

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by msteffan

Note: it is not just the user directory - they may have access to several drives G: H: I: etc - with paths to different areas on the server
ie: Shared directories, data, programs, etc.

by isys

Why don't you use the Map button in Windows Explorer to map different server shares to drive letters?

by msteffan

that wouldnt solve the problem. We want to eliminate the long directory name so all the user sees is g:\data or i:\apps as opposed to \server\dir\vol1\data\new\blah\blah\apps

by isys

What am I missing? If you open Windows Explorer, hit the Map Drive button on the Tool Bar, select Browse, to to the share point you want via Network Neighborhood (\server\dir\vol1\data\new\blah\blah\apps), select an available drive letter and clickOK. Then in Explorer the user will see a drive letter that, when selected, will show what I understand you want (i.e. I:\Apps).

by msteffan

I should have given more detail in my request. We want to avoid doing anyhting locally on the machines. The admin of the server wants all of the mappings do be done via their logon scripts - not locally.
p.s. I don't like the "Unacceptable -Didn't help me rating -- it sounds so cold and harsh - I appreciate the suggestion - and if I could give partial credit I would :(

Any idea how do do it from the server side?

by nettek

I, too, am confused. Whether they are mapped via a NET USE statement, or via the Map Network Drive feature of Explorer, our drive mappings on Windows 98 appear as:
JOHNDOE on 'SERVER' (H:)
They do not appear as you are describing.

by msteffan

See above reply to isys. I am just a lowly desktop support person trying to help some other people with this project. As I said, the admin wants control of all of the scripting/mapping to be done via the server - so local mappings would solve the issue, but not fall into the 'master plan' of how he wants things done.

thanks again, and as I said in the other post, if partial credit was available, i would give it...

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