[Chaplain Doug]

Windows XP, SR2. I keep having the problem where a drive mapped to one
system get remapped to another system. My drive H: is mapped to one server's
folder \\HQSERVER\Shared. I just mapped it today. Later in the day I got a
popup message that came up from the task bar that said network drive could
not be mapped, it said click on this message to see drives. I click, the
explorer comes up and H: still says that it is mapped to HQSERVER, but when I
double-click H: it brings up the same folder name, but on another server
(GNMHQTRS).

I then cannot disconnect this H: drive, no matter what I do. Can anyone
think of what might be hosing me up here? Thanks.

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Dr. Doug Pruiett
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[Star Fleet Admiral Q]

Is this a domain? If so, then H: is always the first mapped network drive
of said domain, normally where your personal and/or shared documents reside,
some companies, even store the complete "Docs & Setting" folder along with
roaming profile data. My suggestion would be to map your HQSERVER\shared to
another mapped drive letter, maybe S:\ for shared or whatever.
Additionally, try to avoid using X, Y and Z on a domain machine also.

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"Chaplain Doug" <ChaplainDoug@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B6F29554-F49E-45F4-BCC8-BEB63CCA871F@microsoft.com...
> Windows XP, SR2. I keep having the problem where a drive mapped to one
> system get remapped to another system. My drive H: is mapped to one
> server's
> folder \\HQSERVER\Shared. I just mapped it today. Later in the day I got
> a
> popup message that came up from the task bar that said network drive could
> not be mapped, it said click on this message to see drives. I click, the
> explorer comes up and H: still says that it is mapped to HQSERVER, but
> when I
> double-click H: it brings up the same folder name, but on another server
> (GNMHQTRS).
>
> I then cannot disconnect this H: drive, no matter what I do. Can anyone
> think of what might be hosing me up here? Thanks.
>
> --
> Dr. Doug Pruiett
> Good News Jail & Prison Ministry
> www.goodnewsjail.org

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

In news:B6F29554-F49E-45F4-BCC8-BEB63CCA871F@microsoft.com,
Chaplain Doug <ChaplainDoug@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> Windows XP, SR2. I keep having the problem where a drive mapped to
> one system get remapped to another system. My drive H: is mapped to
> one server's folder \\HQSERVER\Shared. I just mapped it today.
> Later in the day I got a popup message that came up from the task bar
> that said network drive could not be mapped, it said click on this
> message to see drives. I click, the explorer comes up and H: still
> says that it is mapped to HQSERVER, but when I double-click H: it
> brings up the same folder name, but on another server (GNMHQTRS).
>
> I then cannot disconnect this H: drive, no matter what I do. Can
> anyone think of what might be hosing me up here? Thanks.

More info on what you're connecting to might help. I've never seen drive
letters just magically re-map themselves like that. Who runs the servers,
and have you asked them/your IT staff for help?

[Chaplain Doug]

First, I am the system administrator, so I have no one else to go to. The
message I get before this phenomenon takes place is a popup from the task bar
that says,

Could not reconnect all network drives

After that my H: drive becomes connected to another folder. Originally the
H: drive was mapped to \\hqserver\shared. After the error, it becomes mapped
to \\gnmhqtrs\shared. Thus the H: drive is remapped to another server. I do
not know why this is happening. Changing the drive letter to something other
than H: is not a good solution as everyone on the net uses H: to point to
\\hqserver\shared.

Any help would be appreciated.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

>
>
> In news:B6F29554-F49E-45F4-BCC8-BEB63CCA871F@microsoft.com,
> Chaplain Doug <ChaplainDoug@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> > Windows XP, SR2. I keep having the problem where a drive mapped to
> > one system get remapped to another system. My drive H: is mapped to
> > one server's folder \\HQSERVER\Shared. I just mapped it today.
> > Later in the day I got a popup message that came up from the task bar
> > that said network drive could not be mapped, it said click on this
> > message to see drives. I click, the explorer comes up and H: still
> > says that it is mapped to HQSERVER, but when I double-click H: it
> > brings up the same folder name, but on another server (GNMHQTRS).
> >
> > I then cannot disconnect this H: drive, no matter what I do. Can
> > anyone think of what might be hosing me up here? Thanks.
>
> More info on what you're connecting to might help. I've never seen drive
> letters just magically re-map themselves like that. Who runs the servers,
> and have you asked them/your IT staff for help?
>
>
>