What if you just set a Scheduled Task to run at user logon of:
dir Y: >NUL && dir X: >NUL
Attached is a task you can import into the Task Scheduler along with a cmd file to put in C:\.
Something to try and it's reasonably simple.
You could also make it only happen if the network is available by setting a condition:
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=34700.msg324377#msg324377))-4wd (April 21, 2013, 06:05 AM)
Hi, Losdollos, and welcome to the DonationCoder site. I know you've searched far and wide, but have you tried this?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937624
FWIW, I've solved this problem over the years by using a batch file with "net use" commands to map my drives.-skwire (April 21, 2013, 11:14 AM)
I tried using 'net use' but it didn't work for me. But if it works for you, perhaps I did make a mistake somewhere-Losdollos (April 22, 2013, 02:21 AM)
I tried using 'net use' but it didn't work for me. But if it works for you, perhaps I did make a mistake somewhere-Losdollos (April 22, 2013, 02:21 AM)
I use the command like this:
net use s: \\server\c mypassword /USER:jody /PERSISTENT:NO
I always use the "/PERSISTENT:NO" option and then I either put a shortcut to the batch file in my startup folder or simply run the batch file manually after booting. If you need me to break down the command part by part, just ask.-skwire (April 22, 2013, 07:38 AM)
what happens if you just use the UNC or IP address instead of mapping the drive?-4wd (April 22, 2013, 09:48 PM)
what happens if you just use the UNC or IP address instead of mapping the drive?-4wd (April 22, 2013, 09:48 PM)
If only I understood what you are saying, I am not so smart in these matters :(
Would you mind explaning a little more what you mean?-Losdollos (April 23, 2013, 03:55 AM)
That can also happen with a Samba share if you have the offline files option enabled in the W7 Sync Center control panel. Try disabling offline files and you should be ok. Unless, of course, you use that feature. :)-40hz (April 23, 2013, 06:28 AM)
Also +1 w/4wd when he recommends using UNC. Mapped network drives can be fussy at the best of times. And with the advent of ActiveDirectory and their new security model, Microsoft now recommends that you use UNC for accessing network shares rather than mapped drives.-40hz (April 23, 2013, 06:28 AM)
Also +1 w/4wd when he recommends using UNC. Mapped network drives can be fussy at the best of times. And with the advent of ActiveDirectory and their new security model, Microsoft now recommends that you use UNC for accessing network shares rather than mapped drives.-40hz (April 23, 2013, 06:28 AM)
That strikes me as quite odd, considering a single GP mapped drive letter to a domain DFS root makes a myriad of problems vanish instantly. Why would anyone want to go back to the administrative overhead of tending multiple (saved UNC) shortcuts...it strikes me as the worst of both worlds.-Stoic Joker (April 23, 2013, 06:58 AM)
I tried using 'net use' but it didn't work for me. But if it works for you, perhaps I did make a mistake somewhere-Losdollos (April 22, 2013, 02:21 AM)
I use the command like this:
net use s: \\server\c mypassword /USER:jody /PERSISTENT:NO
I always use the "/PERSISTENT:NO" option and then I either put a shortcut to the batch file in my startup folder or simply run the batch file manually after booting. If you need me to break down the command part by part, just ask.-skwire (April 22, 2013, 07:38 AM)
what happens if you just use the UNC or IP address instead of mapping the drive?-4wd (April 22, 2013, 09:48 PM)
If only I understood what you are saying, I am not so smart in these matters :(
Would you mind explaning a little more what you mean?-Losdollos (April 23, 2013, 03:55 AM)
No problem, UNC is Universal Naming Conventionw used to access a network shared resource which can be a file, folder, printer, etc.
eg. \\SomeComputer\SomeFolder\SomeFile
IP is what you've already posted above, \\192.168.7.44\media
Instead of mapping a NAS share so that you can use Y: or X: as a path to a file, just use the UNC path, (or IP), to access the folder\file, eg.
\\NAS\media <- change NAS to whatever name your NAS shows up as, eg. Synology
\\192.168.7.44\media
\\NAS\office
\\192.168.7.44\office
and add them to your Favourites in Explorer, (or whatever filemanager you use).
I don't think Onenote would have any problem syncing if you specified either one of those forms, (I might be wrong though), most Windows programs since Win98 usually work with one or the other.-4wd (April 23, 2013, 05:15 AM)
Try using the IP of your NAS instead of the name.-skwire (April 23, 2013, 10:05 AM)
That can also happen with a Samba share if you have the offline files option enabled in the W7 Sync Center control panel. Try disabling offline files and you should be ok. Unless, of course, you use that feature. :)
Also +1 w/4wd when he recommends using UNC. Mapped network drives can be fussy at the best of times. And with the advent of ActiveDirectory and their new security model, Microsoft now recommends that you use UNC for accessing network shares rather than mapped drives.-40hz (April 23, 2013, 06:28 AM)
Also +1 w/4wd when he recommends using UNC. Mapped network drives can be fussy at the best of times. And with the advent of ActiveDirectory and their new security model, Microsoft now recommends that you use UNC for accessing network shares rather than mapped drives.-40hz (April 23, 2013, 06:28 AM)
That strikes me as quite odd, considering a single GP mapped drive letter to a domain DFS root makes a myriad of problems vanish instantly. Why would anyone want to go back to the administrative overhead of tending multiple (saved UNC) shortcuts...it strikes me as the worst of both worlds.-Stoic Joker (April 23, 2013, 06:58 AM)
The time I called MSoft's tech support with a similar issue I was told mapped drives were considered "legacy" and were kept mostly for compatibility reasons. UNC and FQDNs were where it was going. So I assumed that was MSoft's official position rather than just the tech's opinion - but maybe it was? Have you heard otherwise?-40hz (April 23, 2013, 07:10 AM)
At this point I think the issue is likely being caused by a group policy setting.
Usually when you're having trouble connecting to a share it's caused by an encryption or other security setting. You'll run into that problem with Win7 connections to old Win2K servers sometimes.
Take a look at the connection specs and details on your server. If you gave an old version if Samba, the increased security Win7 looks for might be the problem.-40hz (April 23, 2013, 11:18 AM)
I ain't givin' that up without a fight. ;)-Stoic Joker (April 23, 2013, 05:30 PM)
LM/NTLM vs. NTLMv2? There was mention of that in one of the articles a ran across in a quick google (For Mapped Drive Red X), it also stated that a VB script (and I suspect a .cmd) would execute more reliably than a standard batch file would.
I'm a little bit lost how to use this, ....-Losdollos (April 23, 2013, 10:20 AM)
I have been poking around, but if I don't have x:\ or y:\, then how do I select the directory on the NAS to move my files to, in Totalcommander?