I think you are going to need a logon script or GPO. You can set a registry setting for HCKU for the default profile, however, everyone is going to get
that registry setting. If you have different users needing different drive mappings that's not going to work. Maintaining multiple mandatory profiles also can be an administrative nightmare. This sounds like a headache waiting to happen. Opt for the Logon script or GPO. Mike _____ From: Rankin, James R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 6:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Network drive mappings using Registry Different users require different mappings, which makes this a non-starter. And they don't want to maintain any more than one mandatory profile. They want to import Registry keys at logon to define network drives for each user, which will not all be the same. As I said, mad. _____ From: Steve Moffat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of NTSysAdmin Sent: 27 March 2008 11:33 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Network drive mappings using Registry Well, set the profiles back to ordinary, make the changes and make them mandatory again. From: Rankin, James R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Network drive mappings using Registry If I knew the Reg keys that controlled that, I would be on a winner. These users have mandatory profiles. _____ From: Steve Moffat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of NTSysAdmin Sent: 27 March 2008 11:28 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Network drive mappings using Registry Map them manually and select reconnect at logon. S From: Rankin, James R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Network drive mappings using Registry Here's a rather ridiculous question I need an answer to for one PITA account - Is it possible to map network drives using a Registry setting? I have one client who wants to run everything via AppSense and this is the solution they want, they don't want a logon script either old-style or thru GPO (mad I know). Now I have worked out that when you map a drive it creates an entry in HKCU\Network, but importing this key doesn't map the drive, unless you log out and back in again, which obviously is a non-starter as they will unload the Reg keys at logoff. Is there any way of doing this or (hopefully) can I tell him it will have to be done via GPO? TIA, JR ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
