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by ndhiman

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Hi Guys,
I just replaced a BDC with a better machine and now it keeps mapping all available drives to a share on another BDC. It maps f: to z: to this same share name. I have even seen this on a workstation.
Any Comments !!

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by curlergirl

Here's how to fix this:

1. Check your service pack level - you should have SP6a installed on both machines. If not, install this SP (or if you can't do SP6a for other reasons, at least do SP4 at minimum) and this may fix the problem.
2. If #1fails to fix the problem, check and make sure that FindFast is NOT in your Startup folder. If it is, remove it and this will probably fix the problem right away.
3. If both #1 and #2 fail to fix the problem, edit the following registry key on theBDC that is mapping all the drives:

HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer (you may have to add the Explorer key if it's not there already)

Add this value:

Value Name: LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo
Datatype: reg_dword
Value: 1 (decimal)

There is also one for HKey_User

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer (Again, if Explorer key is not there add it.)

Value Name: LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo
Data Type: reg_dword
Value: 1 (decimal)

All the same steps apply to workstations as well. Hope this helps!

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