NET USE logon script

I'm trying to set up a logon script using GPEDIT.MSC on a Windows XP Pro
(media centre edition) but i'm not on a domain, just a workgroup.

I need to map a drive on my other PC which is acting as a file server,
and UI want this to run in a script at logon.

thus far, I have created a .bat file which has been placed in C:\WINDOWS
\System32\GroupPolicy\User\Scripts\Logon and contains the following

net use n: \\OtherPC\MyFiles\

.....but I can't get it to run!

It shows up in the script logon properties of GPEDIT, so it's definitely
there.

The other PC has an account on it with the credential for this PC (I
also have network shares on the other PC which are restricted to just me
accessing them from this machine) so do I need to set up a password?

Maybe I'm going about it all the wrong way... help?



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Tx2 wrote:
> I'm trying to set up a logon script using GPEDIT.MSC on a Windows XP Pro
> (media centre edition) but i'm not on a domain, just a workgroup.
>
> I need to map a drive on my other PC which is acting as a file server,
> and UI want this to run in a script at logon.
>
> thus far, I have created a .bat file which has been placed in C:\WINDOWS
> \System32\GroupPolicy\User\Scripts\Logon and contains the following
>
> net use n: \\OtherPC\MyFiles\

There should be no trailing \

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> Tx2 wrote:
> > I'm trying to set up a logon script using GPEDIT.MSC on a Windows XP Pro
> > (media centre edition) but i'm not on a domain, just a workgroup.
> >
> > I need to map a drive on my other PC which is acting as a file server,
> > and UI want this to run in a script at logon.
> >
> > thus far, I have created a .bat file which has been placed in C:\WINDOWS
> > \System32\GroupPolicy\User\Scripts\Logon and contains the following
> >
> > net use n: \\OtherPC\MyFiles\
>
> There should be no trailing \

Tried with, and without - no success :-(

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"Tx2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Simon Dobson
> of (E-Mail Removed)lid, felt we'd be interested in the
> following...
>
>
>> Tx2 wrote:
>> > I'm trying to set up a logon script using GPEDIT.MSC on a Windows XP
>> > Pro
>> > (media centre edition) but i'm not on a domain, just a workgroup.
>> >
>> > I need to map a drive on my other PC which is acting as a file server,
>> > and UI want this to run in a script at logon.
>> >
>> > thus far, I have created a .bat file which has been placed in
>> > C:\WINDOWS
>> > \System32\GroupPolicy\User\Scripts\Logon and contains the following
>> >
>> > net use n: \\OtherPC\MyFiles\
>>
>> There should be no trailing \
>
> Tried with, and without - no success :-(

What happens if you type this command in a DOS prompt after Windows has
started - does it work OK or does it give an error message.

Why do you need to connect using logon script rather than configuring it in
Windows Explorer "Map Network Drive"?

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Underwood
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> What happens if you type this command in a DOS prompt after Windows has
> started - does it work OK or does it give an error message.

"Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password."

So it is going to require my account username and password?
Not too happy about this being in a .bat file...

I know I can wildcard the password for a prompt, but that defeats the
object.

> Why do you need to connect using logon script rather than configuring it in
> Windows Explorer "Map Network Drive"?

I don't. I'm just trying an alternate method, mainly in part because I
am embarking on installing Server 2000 soon in preparation for an even
bigger project I'm undertaking in the near future

:-)

I will be 'mucking' about with domains, active directory and so on. I
want to get a few scripts running first.

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"Tx2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <45f47ffb$0$8723$(E-Mail Removed)>, Martin
> Underwood
> of (E-Mail Removed), felt we'd be interested in the following...
>
>
>> What happens if you type this command in a DOS prompt after Windows has
>> started - does it work OK or does it give an error message.
>
> "Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password."
>
> So it is going to require my account username and password?
> Not too happy about this being in a .bat file...
>
> I know I can wildcard the password for a prompt, but that defeats the
> object.
>
>> Why do you need to connect using logon script rather than configuring it
>> in
>> Windows Explorer "Map Network Drive"?
>
> I don't. I'm just trying an alternate method, mainly in part because I
> am embarking on installing Server 2000 soon in preparation for an even
> bigger project I'm undertaking in the near future
>
> :-)
>
> I will be 'mucking' about with domains, active directory and so on. I
> want to get a few scripts running first.

create an account on each PC with the same username (and maybe same
password)

"Tx2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> I'm trying to set up a logon script using GPEDIT.MSC on a Windows XP Pro
> (media centre edition) but i'm not on a domain, just a workgroup.
>
> I need to map a drive on my other PC which is acting as a file server,
> and UI want this to run in a script at logon.
>
> thus far, I have created a .bat file which has been placed in C:\WINDOWS
> \System32\GroupPolicy\User\Scripts\Logon and contains the following
>
> net use n: \\OtherPC\MyFiles\
>
> ....but I can't get it to run!
>
> It shows up in the script logon properties of GPEDIT, so it's definitely
> there.
>

You may need to put it in the user section....

> The other PC has an account on it with the credential for this PC (I
> also have network shares on the other PC which are restricted to just me
> accessing them from this machine) so do I need to set up a password?
>
> Maybe I'm going about it all the wrong way... help?
>
>
>
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"Martin Underwood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> create an account on each PC with the same username (and maybe same
> password)

or try the syntax:-

net use s: \\servername\sharename /u:username password

Cheers from Mike

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>
> "Tx2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > In article <45f47ffb$0$8723$(E-Mail Removed)>, Martin
> > Underwood
> > of (E-Mail Removed), felt we'd be interested in the following...
> >
> >
> >> What happens if you type this command in a DOS prompt after Windows has
> >> started - does it work OK or does it give an error message.
> >
> > "Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password."
> >
> > So it is going to require my account username and password?
> > Not too happy about this being in a .bat file...
> >
> > I know I can wildcard the password for a prompt, but that defeats the
> > object.
> >
> >> Why do you need to connect using logon script rather than configuring it
> >> in
> >> Windows Explorer "Map Network Drive"?
> >
> > I don't. I'm just trying an alternate method, mainly in part because I
> > am embarking on installing Server 2000 soon in preparation for an even
> > bigger project I'm undertaking in the near future
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > I will be 'mucking' about with domains, active directory and so on. I
> > want to get a few scripts running first.
>
> create an account on each PC with the same username (and maybe same
> password)

That has been done as a matter of course anyway due to some shares
already in place.


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Tx2 wrote:
>
>> Tx2 wrote:
>>> I'm trying to set up a logon script using GPEDIT.MSC on a Windows XP Pro
>>> (media centre edition) but i'm not on a domain, just a workgroup.
>>>
>>> I need to map a drive on my other PC which is acting as a file server,
>>> and UI want this to run in a script at logon.
>>>
>>> thus far, I have created a .bat file which has been placed in C:\WINDOWS
>>> \System32\GroupPolicy\User\Scripts\Logon and contains the following
>>>
>>> net use n: \\OtherPC\MyFiles\
>> There should be no trailing \
>
> Tried with, and without - no success :-(

There wouldn't be with a trailing \ :-)

As other posters have pointed out (and as the error message shows you
missed from your first post!), this is permissions related. Check you've
identical accounts set up on both PC's, and that share/file permissions
are as they should be.