XP Home, Mapping Drives

[KingTKS]

So here is my dilemma. I have a network with a lot of computers on it. Some are XP home. I want all these computers to be able to access a mapped drive that is password protected. But i don't want the computers to have to log in. In XP pro under user accounts there is an option called manage my network passwords. which will auto login to the mapped drives. but it doesn't in XP home.

Anybody have any ideas to auto login to these mapped drives in xp home?

 

[KingTKS]

anyone have a solution? i'm willing to pay for software

 

[dbwillis]

a simple batch file with the username / password in it?

 

[KingTKS]

yes that would work if i simply knew anything about programming.

 

[k1pp3r]

in a txt file put

@Echo Off
Net use F: \\server\share_name /user:domain\user password

Save as all files, start.bat and make it a startup item in XP

 

[KingTKS]

there is no domain. so i do i just put workgroup instead?

 

[KingTKS]

i must not be doing something right
@Echo Off
Net use F: \\aceserver\office /ace\password

my server is aceserver

the shared folder is office

the username is ace

and the password is password

what do i need to change to this to make it work?
does the drive need to be mapped already?

 

[Vito_Corleone]

Look back at his example, the login and password in your line are completely wrong.

 

[k1pp3r]

if no domain just use

/user:user password

 

[KingTKS]

@Echo Off
Net use F: \\aceserver\office /ace.ace password

thats what i've got now and still doesn't map the drive or log me in

 

[knothead34]

you cant join a domain with xp home. you have simple file sharing on or off. im taking a class i think simple file sharing needs to be off. someone correct me if im wrong though.

 

[sh0rty]

not super familiar with Home, but can you just create a workgroup and add all the pc's you want to that group..then they should see the share and then you can map the drive from windows explorer/network

 

[KingTKS]

there is a password set to the computer i'm trying to access. that's why i need to log in

 

[Deleted member 176933]

net use f: \\aceserver\office /user:aceserver\ace password
aceserver\ace is the proper username

 

[Vito_Corleone]

@Echo Off
Net use F: \\aceserver\office /ace.ace password

thats what i've got now and still doesn't map the drive or log me in

You're still not following what was posted.

net use f: \\aceserver\office /user:ace password

 

[KingTKS]

i see my error. i was replacing user with ace. and i was supposed to leave that. IT WORKED!. thanks a lot guys. that helps a ton