Can You Map Network Shares without Drive letters?????

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Is it possible in any way shape, form or fashion to map a network
share without using drive letters?
Our company merged with another company and we use some of the same
drive letters for
our department shares.

Without completely changing everyone's environment, can this be done?
We looked at Windows
Mount Points but the directories had to be empty.

Domain = Win2003
FileServers = Win2003
 
Re: Can You Map Network Shares without Drive letters?????


"indytoatl" <indytoatl@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Is it possible in any way shape, form or fashion to map a network
> share without using drive letters?
> Our company merged with another company and we use some of the same
> drive letters for
> our department shares.
>
> Without completely changing everyone's environment, can this be done?
> We looked at Windows
> Mount Points but the directories had to be empty.
>
> Domain = Win2003
> FileServers = Win2003

You certainly can, by putting this line into your logon script:
net use \\SomeServer\SomeShare
 
Re: Can You Map Network Shares without Drive letters?????

On Sep 17, 1:56 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:
> "indytoatl" <indyto...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:67e88345-773a-4013-b549-f3501f9ebeb2@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > Is it possible in any way shape, form or fashion to map a network
> > share without using drive letters?
> > Our company merged with another company and we use some of the same
> > drive letters for
> > our department shares.
>
> > Without completely changing everyone's environment, can this be done?
> > We looked at Windows
> > Mount Points but the directories had to be empty.
>
> > Domain = Win2003
> > FileServers = Win2003
>
> You certainly can, by putting this line into your logon script:
> net use \\SomeServer\SomeShare

Okay, it said it mapped successfully but how do I access the drives?
 
Re: Can You Map Network Shares without Drive letters?????


"indytoatl" <indytoatl@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Sep 17, 1:56 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:
> "indytoatl" <indyto...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:67e88345-773a-4013-b549-f3501f9ebeb2@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > Is it possible in any way shape, form or fashion to map a network
> > share without using drive letters?
> > Our company merged with another company and we use some of the same
> > drive letters for
> > our department shares.
>
> > Without completely changing everyone's environment, can this be done?
> > We looked at Windows
> > Mount Points but the directories had to be empty.
>
> > Domain = Win2003
> > FileServers = Win2003
>
> You certainly can, by putting this line into your logon script:
> net use \\SomeServer\SomeShare

Okay, it said it mapped successfully but how do I access the drives?

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You can see them in Explorer or in "My Computer".
 
Re: Can You Map Network Shares without Drive letters?????

indytoatl <indytoatl@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it possible in any way shape, form or fashion to map a network
> share without using drive letters?
> Our company merged with another company and we use some of the same
> drive letters for
> our department shares.
>
> Without completely changing everyone's environment, can this be done?
> We looked at Windows
> Mount Points but the directories had to be empty.
>
> Domain = Win2003
> FileServers = Win2003

Why can't you use the same letters for different users? ifmember.exe or
similar will let you do it, based on the group the user is in. Using UNC
paths means you can't easily move data around on your network without the
users' knowing. I like drive letters.
 
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