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by nhoek

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is there anyway to map a drive back back to the same computer. We have software that installs with 6 discs and each disk is in its own folder with the folders shared as CD1, CD2 etc etc. We use to have this software on a server. We are removing the server but still have the need to run this software. So what I would like to do is copy the cds and share them CD1, CD2 etc. And then mapp back to these shares. Well on XP this works find but the problem being is this sofware will not run on XP only 98 or 95. Any ideas ?

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by hal 9000

Well you could save the CD Images on an XP machine and then have a 98 machine Map the drives at boot up so you can run the software on the 9X units but most likely the easiest way of doing this would be to use Virtual CD and make up 6 Virtual CD names and then map the individual Cd's to the 9X computers and remember to tick the Reconnect at Log-on when you initially map the drives. Of course it will also mean that this particular computer will have to be running all the time that anyone will need access to these drives.

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