Mapping network drives

I have a Win98 machine that I am trying to add to a
Win2003 Server based network.
I am trying to map a drive (S to \\server2003
\public\work. When I key in the mapping info, the system
only maps to \\server2003\public. I can then access all of
the directories below Public but I cannot map S: to one of
them. I do not have this problem with my Win2000 or my
WinXP workstations.
Any ideas?

Thanks,
Hal

Windows 95, 98 and Me do not support mapping to a folder below a share
point, only to the share point itself. Windows 2000 and XP will let you map
the way you want to.

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"Hal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1d83f01c423c4$23d5e8c0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a Win98 machine that I am trying to add to a
> Win2003 Server based network.
> I am trying to map a drive (S to \\server2003
> \public\work. When I key in the mapping info, the system
> only maps to \\server2003\public. I can then access all of
> the directories below Public but I cannot map S: to one of
> them. I do not have this problem with my Win2000 or my
> WinXP workstations.
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Hal

Thanks for the response.
Does that mean that a 'share point' can only be one level
up from the 'root' directory or can a share point be
defined in a way that encompasses multiple levels?
Can you point me to a reference?

Thanks!

Hal Baker

>-----Original Message-----
>Windows 95, 98 and Me do not support mapping to a folder
below a share
>point, only to the share point itself. Windows 2000 and
XP will let you map
>the way you want to.
>
>--
>Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (E-Mail Removed)
>* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not
replied to.
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>
>
>"Hal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:1d83f01c423c4$23d5e8c0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have a Win98 machine that I am trying to add to a
>> Win2003 Server based network.
>> I am trying to map a drive (S to \\server2003
>> \public\work. When I key in the mapping info, the
system
>> only maps to \\server2003\public. I can then access
all of
>> the directories below Public but I cannot map S: to
one of
>> them. I do not have this problem with my Win2000 or my
>> WinXP workstations.
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Hal
>
>
>.
>

What I mean is ... if you have a shared folder named "Shares" on a computer
named "Server", Windows (any version) will happily accept:

NET USE Z: \\Server\Shares

as a valid folder to map to. But if "Shares" contains folders named "Mine",
"Yours" and "Hers" and these folders are NOT shared individually, these
commands:

NET USE Z: \\Server\Shares\Mine
NET USE Z: \\Server\Shares\Yours
NET USE Z: \\Server\Shares\Hers

will work on Windows NT, 2000 and XP; but will NOT work on Windows 95, 98 or
Me.

Unfortunately I can't seem to lay hands on a Microsoft article explaining
this but it is true, you can verify it for yourself by trying it and
failing.

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"Hal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:03be01c42476$e68ede00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the response.
> Does that mean that a 'share point' can only be one level
> up from the 'root' directory or can a share point be
> defined in a way that encompasses multiple levels?
> Can you point me to a reference?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Hal Baker
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Windows 95, 98 and Me do not support mapping to a folder
> below a share
> >point, only to the share point itself. Windows 2000 and
> XP will let you map
> >the way you want to.
> >
> >--
> >Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (E-Mail Removed)
> >* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> >* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not
> replied to.
> >* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >
> >
> >"Hal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
> >news:1d83f01c423c4$23d5e8c0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I have a Win98 machine that I am trying to add to a
> >> Win2003 Server based network.
> >> I am trying to map a drive (S to \\server2003
> >> \public\work. When I key in the mapping info, the
> system
> >> only maps to \\server2003\public. I can then access
> all of
> >> the directories below Public but I cannot map S: to
> one of
> >> them. I do not have this problem with my Win2000 or my
> >> WinXP workstations.
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Hal
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Yes, I have tried those and failed <g>. So my options are
to upgrade the OS or move the shares to a lower level.
Thanks for your help!
Hal

>-----Original Message-----
>What I mean is ... if you have a shared folder
named "Shares" on a computer
>named "Server", Windows (any version) will happily
accept:
>
>NET USE Z: \\Server\Shares
>
>as a valid folder to map to. But if "Shares" contains
folders named "Mine",
>"Yours" and "Hers" and these folders are NOT shared
individually, these
>commands:
>
>NET USE Z: \\Server\Shares\Mine
>NET USE Z: \\Server\Shares\Yours
>NET USE Z: \\Server\Shares\Hers
>
>will work on Windows NT, 2000 and XP; but will NOT work
on Windows 95, 98 or
>Me.
>
>Unfortunately I can't seem to lay hands on a Microsoft
article explaining
>this but it is true, you can verify it for yourself by
trying it and
>failing.
>
>--
>Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (E-Mail Removed)
>* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not
replied to.
>* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>"Hal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:03be01c42476$e68ede00$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanks for the response.
>> Does that mean that a 'share point' can only be one
level
>> up from the 'root' directory or can a share point be
>> defined in a way that encompasses multiple levels?
>> Can you point me to a reference?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Hal Baker
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Windows 95, 98 and Me do not support mapping to a
folder
>> below a share
>> >point, only to the share point itself. Windows 2000
and
>> XP will let you map
>> >the way you want to.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (E-Mail Removed)
>> >* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the
newsgroups
>> >* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not
>> replied to.
>> >* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-
l.org/goodpost.htm
>> >
>> >
>> >"Hal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message
>> >news:1d83f01c423c4$23d5e8c0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> I have a Win98 machine that I am trying to add to a
>> >> Win2003 Server based network.
>> >> I am trying to map a drive (S to \\server2003
>> >> \public\work. When I key in the mapping info, the
>> system
>> >> only maps to \\server2003\public. I can then access
>> all of
>> >> the directories below Public but I cannot map S: to
>> one of
>> >> them. I do not have this problem with my Win2000 or
my
>> >> WinXP workstations.
>> >> Any ideas?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Hal
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>