Vista - Mapped Drives

Is anyone having issues with mapped network drives? I have a Windows 2003
domain, that maps user's drives via a logon script. Had issues with beta,
RC1 and RC2 where I would be notified the drives could not be connected at
logon, now I get it with RTM. I map a drive that "Documents" is redirected
to, along with "Pictures' and "Music". I also map a drive to a specific
media share. The drive letters show up, and can be accessed. A couple of
times, the drive letters did not show up, but I could still launch Outlook
(my PST is on the "Documents" mapped drive), but I could not do anything
with "Documents" from the start menu. Also, even thought I can access the
media share (mp3, mpg, avi) WMP will not play or catalog any new files,
though it will play the old one's just fine. Also, I can not disconnect any
of the drives using the GUI or NET USE. If I map a new drive using the GUI,
it works quite well.

I am not having the same problem with mapped drives but I am having problems
with mapped drives. I map drives to my server, telling Vista to not
remember the password. The next time I boot and then open Windows Explorer,
Vista tries to connect to those mapped drives with no password and does so
over and over again until, in just a split second, my admin account on the
server is locked out.

Dale

"Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23vAyZXpJHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Is anyone having issues with mapped network drives? I have a Windows 2003
> domain, that maps user's drives via a logon script. Had issues with beta,
> RC1 and RC2 where I would be notified the drives could not be connected at
> logon, now I get it with RTM. I map a drive that "Documents" is redirected
> to, along with "Pictures' and "Music". I also map a drive to a specific
> media share. The drive letters show up, and can be accessed. A couple of
> times, the drive letters did not show up, but I could still launch Outlook
> (my PST is on the "Documents" mapped drive), but I could not do anything
> with "Documents" from the start menu. Also, even thought I can access the
> media share (mp3, mpg, avi) WMP will not play or catalog any new files,
> though it will play the old one's just fine. Also, I can not disconnect
> any of the drives using the GUI or NET USE. If I map a new drive using the
> GUI, it works quite well.

You would think it would prompt you for your password, obviously since it
doesn't you get locked out. Seems like Vista still has a few annoying bugs.
Hope they fix this stuff soon.


"Dale" <nospam@nospam.ever> wrote in message
news:%23PT2aCqJHHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I am not having the same problem with mapped drives but I am having
>problems with mapped drives. I map drives to my server, telling Vista to
>not remember the password. The next time I boot and then open Windows
>Explorer, Vista tries to connect to those mapped drives with no password
>and does so over and over again until, in just a split second, my admin
>account on the server is locked out.
>
> Dale
>
> "Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23vAyZXpJHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Is anyone having issues with mapped network drives? I have a Windows 2003
>> domain, that maps user's drives via a logon script. Had issues with beta,
>> RC1 and RC2 where I would be notified the drives could not be connected
>> at logon, now I get it with RTM. I map a drive that "Documents" is
>> redirected to, along with "Pictures' and "Music". I also map a drive to a
>> specific media share. The drive letters show up, and can be accessed. A
>> couple of times, the drive letters did not show up, but I could still
>> launch Outlook (my PST is on the "Documents" mapped drive), but I could
>> not do anything with "Documents" from the start menu. Also, even thought
>> I can access the media share (mp3, mpg, avi) WMP will not play or catalog
>> any new files, though it will play the old one's just fine. Also, I can
>> not disconnect any of the drives using the GUI or NET USE. If I map a new
>> drive using the GUI, it works quite well.
>

The Vista product team responded to my 2nd or 3rd post about this by asking
about the steps to reproduce it. I have no clue if they were able to
reproduce it or if they're working on it or not. I suppose they probably
are, or at least I hope they are. At least I know they read the post and
took action on the issue; that says a lot for the Windows Vista team. You
sure won't get that kind of response from the Windows Media Player team.

Dale

"Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OENsUNqJHHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> You would think it would prompt you for your password, obviously since it
> doesn't you get locked out. Seems like Vista still has a few annoying
> bugs. Hope they fix this stuff soon.
>
>
> "Dale" <nospam@nospam.ever> wrote in message
> news:%23PT2aCqJHHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I am not having the same problem with mapped drives but I am having
>>problems with mapped drives. I map drives to my server, telling Vista to
>>not remember the password. The next time I boot and then open Windows
>>Explorer, Vista tries to connect to those mapped drives with no password
>>and does so over and over again until, in just a split second, my admin
>>account on the server is locked out.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> "Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23vAyZXpJHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Is anyone having issues with mapped network drives? I have a Windows
>>> 2003 domain, that maps user's drives via a logon script. Had issues with
>>> beta, RC1 and RC2 where I would be notified the drives could not be
>>> connected at logon, now I get it with RTM. I map a drive that
>>> "Documents" is redirected to, along with "Pictures' and "Music". I also
>>> map a drive to a specific media share. The drive letters show up, and
>>> can be accessed. A couple of times, the drive letters did not show up,
>>> but I could still launch Outlook (my PST is on the "Documents" mapped
>>> drive), but I could not do anything with "Documents" from the start
>>> menu. Also, even thought I can access the media share (mp3, mpg, avi)
>>> WMP will not play or catalog any new files, though it will play the old
>>> one's just fine. Also, I can not disconnect any of the drives using the
>>> GUI or NET USE. If I map a new drive using the GUI, it works quite well.
>>
>
>

Can you post the logon script?

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2


"Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23vAyZXpJHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Is anyone having issues with mapped network drives? I have a Windows 2003
> domain, that maps user's drives via a logon script. Had issues with beta,
> RC1 and RC2 where I would be notified the drives could not be connected at
> logon, now I get it with RTM. I map a drive that "Documents" is redirected
> to, along with "Pictures' and "Music". I also map a drive to a specific
> media share. The drive letters show up, and can be accessed. A couple of
> times, the drive letters did not show up, but I could still launch Outlook
> (my PST is on the "Documents" mapped drive), but I could not do anything
> with "Documents" from the start menu. Also, even thought I can access the
> media share (mp3, mpg, avi) WMP will not play or catalog any new files,
> though it will play the old one's just fine. Also, I can not disconnect
> any of the drives using the GUI or NET USE. If I map a new drive using the
> GUI, it works quite well.

It's just a simple batch file

net use l: "\\servername\My Documents"
net use m: \\servername\music
net use N: \\servername\Tools
net use o: \\servername\wallpaper

I just setup my laptop (a second machine) with the same edition of Vista,
fresh, and it maps just fine. I have noticed I can not start the firewall on
the machine I am having trouble with, and upon a reboot, my drives are
currently mapped properly, but I suspect they will fail next time.

"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
news:OhNXPoqJHHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Can you post the logon script?
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2
>
>
> "Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23vAyZXpJHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Is anyone having issues with mapped network drives? I have a Windows 2003
>> domain, that maps user's drives via a logon script. Had issues with beta,
>> RC1 and RC2 where I would be notified the drives could not be connected
>> at logon, now I get it with RTM. I map a drive that "Documents" is
>> redirected to, along with "Pictures' and "Music". I also map a drive to a
>> specific media share. The drive letters show up, and can be accessed. A
>> couple of times, the drive letters did not show up, but I could still
>> launch Outlook (my PST is on the "Documents" mapped drive), but I could
>> not do anything with "Documents" from the start menu. Also, even thought
>> I can access the media share (mp3, mpg, avi) WMP will not play or catalog
>> any new files, though it will play the old one's just fine. Also, I can
>> not disconnect any of the drives using the GUI or NET USE. If I map a new
>> drive using the GUI, it works quite well.
>

I suspect it's something with that particular install or user profile. The
only time I ever had a problem with logon scripts is if the script runs a
file that causes a uac prompt. If you don't respond to the prompt in time
the script fails and the rest of the commands after that don't get executed.
Sometimes it's hard to notice the uac prompt as it's just a flashing box on
the task bar.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2


"Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Oz4JkarJHHA.1064@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> It's just a simple batch file
>
> net use l: "\\servername\My Documents"
> net use m: \\servername\music
> net use N: \\servername\Tools
> net use o: \\servername\wallpaper
>
> I just setup my laptop (a second machine) with the same edition of Vista,
> fresh, and it maps just fine. I have noticed I can not start the firewall
> on the machine I am having trouble with, and upon a reboot, my drives are
> currently mapped properly, but I suspect they will fail next time.
>
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> news:OhNXPoqJHHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Can you post the logon script?
>>
>> --
>> Kerry Brown
>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>> www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2
>>
>>
>> "Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23vAyZXpJHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Is anyone having issues with mapped network drives? I have a Windows
>>> 2003 domain, that maps user's drives via a logon script. Had issues with
>>> beta, RC1 and RC2 where I would be notified the drives could not be
>>> connected at logon, now I get it with RTM. I map a drive that
>>> "Documents" is redirected to, along with "Pictures' and "Music". I also
>>> map a drive to a specific media share. The drive letters show up, and
>>> can be accessed. A couple of times, the drive letters did not show up,
>>> but I could still launch Outlook (my PST is on the "Documents" mapped
>>> drive), but I could not do anything with "Documents" from the start
>>> menu. Also, even thought I can access the media share (mp3, mpg, avi)
>>> WMP will not play or catalog any new files, though it will play the old
>>> one's just fine. Also, I can not disconnect any of the drives using the
>>> GUI or NET USE. If I map a new drive using the GUI, it works quite well.
>>
>

I've disabled UAC, and I use the same account on both machines. I have had
issues with user profiles in the betas, and tried that with no change (I
logged on with my domain admin account and another user account). I did do
one thing in the past, I had turned on viewing all files, including system
and protected files, then deleted the two desktop.ini files from my desktop.
I copied these from my laptop and so far, I get mapped drives every time I
restart. Doesn't make any sense to me, but so far, so good.

Thank you for your time.


"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
news:esFX$rtJHHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I suspect it's something with that particular install or user profile. The
>only time I ever had a problem with logon scripts is if the script runs a
>file that causes a uac prompt. If you don't respond to the prompt in time
>the script fails and the rest of the commands after that don't get
>executed. Sometimes it's hard to notice the uac prompt as it's just a
>flashing box on the task bar.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2
>
>
> "Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Oz4JkarJHHA.1064@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> It's just a simple batch file
>>
>> net use l: "\\servername\My Documents"
>> net use m: \\servername\music
>> net use N: \\servername\Tools
>> net use o: \\servername\wallpaper
>>
>> I just setup my laptop (a second machine) with the same edition of Vista,
>> fresh, and it maps just fine. I have noticed I can not start the firewall
>> on the machine I am having trouble with, and upon a reboot, my drives are
>> currently mapped properly, but I suspect they will fail next time.
>>
>> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
>> news:OhNXPoqJHHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Can you post the logon script?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kerry Brown
>>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>>> www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2
>>>
>>>
>>> "Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23vAyZXpJHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Is anyone having issues with mapped network drives? I have a Windows
>>>> 2003 domain, that maps user's drives via a logon script. Had issues
>>>> with beta, RC1 and RC2 where I would be notified the drives could not
>>>> be connected at logon, now I get it with RTM. I map a drive that
>>>> "Documents" is redirected to, along with "Pictures' and "Music". I also
>>>> map a drive to a specific media share. The drive letters show up, and
>>>> can be accessed. A couple of times, the drive letters did not show up,
>>>> but I could still launch Outlook (my PST is on the "Documents" mapped
>>>> drive), but I could not do anything with "Documents" from the start
>>>> menu. Also, even thought I can access the media share (mp3, mpg, avi)
>>>> WMP will not play or catalog any new files, though it will play the old
>>>> one's just fine. Also, I can not disconnect any of the drives using the
>>>> GUI or NET USE. If I map a new drive using the GUI, it works quite
>>>> well.
>>>
>>
>

Turning off uac may be part of the problem. I would try turning it back on
and see if you get any uac prompts during the logon.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2


"Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23aJTj3vJHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I've disabled UAC, and I use the same account on both machines. I have had
> issues with user profiles in the betas, and tried that with no change (I
> logged on with my domain admin account and another user account). I did do
> one thing in the past, I had turned on viewing all files, including system
> and protected files, then deleted the two desktop.ini files from my
> desktop. I copied these from my laptop and so far, I get mapped drives
> every time I restart. Doesn't make any sense to me, but so far, so good.
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
>
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> news:esFX$rtJHHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>I suspect it's something with that particular install or user profile. The
>>only time I ever had a problem with logon scripts is if the script runs a
>>file that causes a uac prompt. If you don't respond to the prompt in time
>>the script fails and the rest of the commands after that don't get
>>executed. Sometimes it's hard to notice the uac prompt as it's just a
>>flashing box on the task bar.
>>
>> --
>> Kerry Brown
>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>> www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2
>>
>>
>> "Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:Oz4JkarJHHA.1064@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> It's just a simple batch file
>>>
>>> net use l: "\\servername\My Documents"
>>> net use m: \\servername\music
>>> net use N: \\servername\Tools
>>> net use o: \\servername\wallpaper
>>>
>>> I just setup my laptop (a second machine) with the same edition of
>>> Vista, fresh, and it maps just fine. I have noticed I can not start the
>>> firewall on the machine I am having trouble with, and upon a reboot, my
>>> drives are currently mapped properly, but I suspect they will fail next
>>> time.
>>>
>>> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
>>> news:OhNXPoqJHHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Can you post the logon script?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Kerry Brown
>>>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>>>> www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Michael O" <momalle1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23vAyZXpJHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Is anyone having issues with mapped network drives? I have a Windows
>>>>> 2003 domain, that maps user's drives via a logon script. Had issues
>>>>> with beta, RC1 and RC2 where I would be notified the drives could not
>>>>> be connected at logon, now I get it with RTM. I map a drive that
>>>>> "Documents" is redirected to, along with "Pictures' and "Music". I
>>>>> also map a drive to a specific media share. The drive letters show up,
>>>>> and can be accessed. A couple of times, the drive letters did not show
>>>>> up, but I could still launch Outlook (my PST is on the "Documents"
>>>>> mapped drive), but I could not do anything with "Documents" from the
>>>>> start menu. Also, even thought I can access the media share (mp3, mpg,
>>>>> avi) WMP will not play or catalog any new files, though it will play
>>>>> the old one's just fine. Also, I can not disconnect any of the drives
>>>>> using the GUI or NET USE. If I map a new drive using the GUI, it works
>>>>> quite well.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>