help! Shortcuts parameters to network app changing automatically

I have a Windows 2003 server with 5 xp Pro clients. The clients connect to
a nework app via a shortcut on the desktop of each client. The shortcut
"target" points to a mapped network drive initiated by a loginscript that
runs on the client (e.g. target H:\targetapp.exe where H: is a network
mapped drive.)

About every two weeks or so, the shortcuts on the clients automatically
change from H:\targetapp.exe to something like
C:\windows\system\targetapp.exe which then of course renders my shortcuts on
the client's desktop
useless...and clients can't connect without reconfiguring shortcuts to the
appropriate mapped drive on their computer.

What could be causing my shortcuts to automatically change their
configuration parameters. Any help is appreciated.

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I am assuming the network is disabled once for a while and then it makes the
change when some one tries it. I would create UNC shortcut instead of
H:\targetapp.exe or a batch file with mapping and target.

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"J. McClary" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a Windows 2003 server with 5 xp Pro clients. The clients connect to
> a nework app via a shortcut on the desktop of each client. The shortcut
> "target" points to a mapped network drive initiated by a loginscript that
> runs on the client (e.g. target H:\targetapp.exe where H: is a network
> mapped drive.)
>
> About every two weeks or so, the shortcuts on the clients automatically
> change from H:\targetapp.exe to something like
> C:\windows\system\targetapp.exe which then of course renders my shortcuts
> on
> the client's desktop
> useless...and clients can't connect without reconfiguring shortcuts to the
> appropriate mapped drive on their computer.
>
> What could be causing my shortcuts to automatically change their
> configuration parameters. Any help is appreciated.
>
> (E-Mail Removed)
>
>