Re: Net Use Help with XP Home

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/04/04


Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 17:29:18 -0400

It would be the password of a user account that has access to the shared resource via the network, normally. Since the passwords are the same, it shouldn't matter.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
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"Larry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:029901c47a5d$12b92fd0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi Doug, I have a question. [NET USE 
> \\computername\sharename  password  /persistent:yes]
> above is the path you showed me, is the password that of 
> the computer that is sharing the folder? I have user 
> accounts created on the sharing computer that mimic those 
> of the computers accessing the share, as well the 
> passwords are all the same. 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>NET USE \\computername\sharename  
> password  /persistent:yes
>>
>>You might also need to use the /Savecred switch, but I 
> shouldn't think its necessary.
>>
>>-- 
>>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered 
> Smart Display
>>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>http://www.dougknox.com
>>--------------------------------
>>Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>>--------------------------------
>>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>> 
>>"Larry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
> message news:bf9201c479e6$1c3682f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Well, that's just it, i'm new to using the net use 
>>> commands and parameters, so i'm not even sure what is 
> the 
>>> correct ones to use. I have the shared resource mapped 
>>> and it works fine, I just need to make it persistent 
> so 
>>> it reconnects at next login. I'm so used to using xp 
> pro 
>>> systems where as this is not an issue, that having 
> this 
>>> difficulty with the home edition has made me have to 
>>> learn something new. Do I have to delete the drive 
>>> mapping i did with My NetWork Places and recreate the 
>>> mapping with Net Use or is there a way to use the net 
> use 
>>> commands to simply make the home edition pc's remember 
>>> the login info the next time the user logs in with the 
> pc?
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Larry,
>>>>
>>>>What command line parameters are you using?    Open a 
>>> Command Prompt window and enter NET USE  /? for the 
> full 
>>> list of options.
>>>>
>>>>-- 
>>>>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered 
>>> Smart Display
>>>>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>>>http://www.dougknox.com
>>>>--------------------------------
>>>>Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP 
> Pro
>>>>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>>>>--------------------------------
>>>>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>>>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>>> 
>>>>"Larry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
>>> message news:b9ed01c4799f$8fe7ca70$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>>I have a workgroup p2p network with a xp pro system 
>>>>> acting as a server (running a sales/quoting software 
>>>>> program) and four xp home edition pc's. The 
>>> sales/quoting 
>>>>> program requires a mapped drive for the shared 
> program 
>>>>> folder on the xp pro server system in order to run 
> the 
>>>>> install and setup. The issue is the home edition 
> pc's 
>>> do 
>>>>> not auto reconnect to the mapped drive when the 
>>> systems 
>>>>> reboot. Is there a way to use the "net use" command 
> to 
>>>>> force the xo home systems to reconnect at login? all 
>>> the 
>>>>> home systems have the same user accounts as the xp 
> pro 
>>>>> system as well. thanks in advance for any help
>>>>.
>>>>
>>.
>>


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