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by happyg17 Jul 16, 2001 last reply Jul 19, 2001

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To whom it may concern:
I have a network drive mapped on a user's machine. (His OS is NT 4.0) For some reason, everytime he reboots his machine, the letter of the mapped drive changes from Z to another letter. I must make this mapped drive stay with letter Z or it doesn't function properly.

Thanks.

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by don christner Jul 16, 2001

If you tell the mapping to reconnect at startup, it should remain drive Z:, if that's not working, try the following. Create a batch file like:

net use z: /delete
net use z:/(your path)

and place the batch file in your startup folder. This way no matter what is mapped to Z: it gets deleted and then mapped to whatever you specify.

Don

by happyg17 Jul 19, 2001

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by peejay Jul 16, 2001

Hey Happy,
Check your e-mail. I sent you some documentation on your subject. Thanks and good luck!

by happyg17 Jul 19, 2001

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by happyg17 Jul 16, 2001

I tried your method Don and the batch file gives me a syntax 67 error...

by mmouser Jul 18, 2001

Is he loging into a domain. If so check his user account and verify that his profile is not mapping a drive.

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