Reconnect to mapped drive question

[Bureaucrat]

Does anyone know of a registry hack or any other way to eliminate the "Reconnect at next logon" message when the mapped drive is not available?

I have a couple of laptop users that need some drives mapped to their computers. They get confused when the message box appears and I would like to eliminate it if possible.

tia & eulater
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[DavePL]

Try going to Windows Explorer, go to &quot;tools&quot;, &quot;map network drive&quot;, and browse to the drive letter, and unclick &quot;reconnect at logon&quot;, and click &quot;ok&quot;. Then it shouldn't be mapped at the next logon. [sig][/sig]

 

[paulovey]

I dont know of any hacks in the reg.

However it mau be worth setting up alternative hardware profile, that does not use the newtork.

The user will then just have to select which one to use from a menu. To keep it simple (they are users after all) *s*.

Just have two options. IE

1. Use Network
2. Use Standalone.


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[Bureaucrat]

Paul,

How would the mapped drive behave under these conditions? Would the user loose the mapping when in Standalone and then gain it back when connected to the network?

tia & eulater
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[Guest_imported]

Just to get the brain juices flowing.
1. Create a batch file that disconnects all possible network drives. Have users run this before shutting down.

2. Not sure - does Poledit allow you to designate a program to run on shutdown? - if yes, plug in the batch file.

3. What would happen if the &quot;run&quot; directory in the registry pointed to the batch file?

Again, just throwin out some ideas.....
Bbe careful in the registry.....

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[paulovey]

Bureaucrat

I believe that if the network card is disabled, all that will happen is that, the computer will complain about a error, think its [sig][/sig]

 

[Bureaucrat]

Thanks all for the help, but I think I found the solution by accident! I fired-up a PC running 98 and began to examine Network Neighborhood properties. I checked some of the installed components' properties and found it in Client for MS Networks. It gives you three selection: Logon to NT network, Quick Logon, and Logon with Reconnect Network Drives. I selected Quick Logon as it said mapped drives would NOT be connected until used! Got out of NN properties and before rebooting, mapped a drive. Rebooted and all worked fine with the network attached. Shut down, disconnected the network, and rebooted. No errors or messages about mapped drives. The drive was still in My Computer, but could not be accessed until the network was connected. All's well in Network Neighborhood!

I hope this might be helpfull to others with similar problems.

Thanks again. [sig]<p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>I am not here.[/sig]