removing remembered drives?

all of a sudden random network users are starting to get errors at logon.
it is a system 85 error. It is trying to duplicate drive mappings, almost as
if we were running 2 scripts, which of course we are not.

the first 3 mapped drives say;
********
g:\>net use F: "server\foldername"
System error 85 has occured.
The local device name is already in use.
(repeated for 2 other drives - but they map OK)
The last message is;

g:\net use M:\servername\servername-d\filename
M: has remembered connection to \\servername\servername-d\oldfilename
Do you want to overwrite the remembered conncetion? (Y/N)

this was first reported about 10 days ago - now seems to be appearing on
more PC's - not all and at random occurances. The file name update in the
logon script was changed at least a month ago, if not longer. I have
confirmed that no login scripts still have that old file name in them.
No login scripts are repeated.
Any ideas why this might be occuring?
Any way to remove all "remembered connections" with the login script or a
bat file?
I have manually disconnected alldrives a few PCs getting this and that seems
to take care of it, however we have over 500 PCs in this domain.
Any help greatly appreciated - thanks in advance!

--
Cindy B

"Cindy B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ECC13919-63FC-4DAE-84B9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> all of a sudden random network users are starting to get errors at logon.
> it is a system 85 error. It is trying to duplicate drive mappings, almost
> as
> if we were running 2 scripts, which of course we are not.
>
> the first 3 mapped drives say;
> ********
> g:\>net use F: "server\foldername"
> System error 85 has occured.
> The local device name is already in use.
> (repeated for 2 other drives - but they map OK)
> The last message is;
>
> g:\net use M:\servername\servername-d\filename
> M: has remembered connection to \\servername\servername-d\oldfilename
> Do you want to overwrite the remembered conncetion? (Y/N)
>
> this was first reported about 10 days ago - now seems to be appearing on
> more PC's - not all and at random occurances. The file name update in
> the
> logon script was changed at least a month ago, if not longer. I have
> confirmed that no login scripts still have that old file name in them.
> No login scripts are repeated.
> Any ideas why this might be occuring?
> Any way to remove all "remembered connections" with the login script or a
> bat file?
> I have manually disconnected alldrives a few PCs getting this and that
> seems
> to take care of it, however we have over 500 PCs in this domain.
> Any help greatly appreciated - thanks in advance!
>
> --
> Cindy B

I am experiencing a very similar problem. Only thing I can add is that I
also am trying in the script to explicitly disconnect the mapped drives on
logout and right before mapping in the logon script.
So far I've not found any thing to fix it.

"Raptor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> "Cindy B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ECC13919-63FC-4DAE-84B9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> all of a sudden random network users are starting to get errors at
>> logon. it is a system 85 error. It is trying to duplicate drive
>> mappings, almost as
>> if we were running 2 scripts, which of course we are not.
>>
>> the first 3 mapped drives say;
>> ********
>> g:\>net use F: "server\foldername"
>> System error 85 has occured.
>> The local device name is already in use.
>> (repeated for 2 other drives - but they map OK)
>> The last message is;
>>
>> g:\net use M:\servername\servername-d\filename
>> M: has remembered connection to \\servername\servername-d\oldfilename
>> Do you want to overwrite the remembered conncetion? (Y/N)
>>
>> this was first reported about 10 days ago - now seems to be
>> appearing on more PC's - not all and at random occurances. The file
>> name update in the
>> logon script was changed at least a month ago, if not longer. I have
>> confirmed that no login scripts still have that old file name in
>> them. No login scripts are repeated.
>> Any ideas why this might be occuring?
>> Any way to remove all "remembered connections" with the login script
>> or a bat file?
>> I have manually disconnected alldrives a few PCs getting this and
>> that seems
>> to take care of it, however we have over 500 PCs in this domain.
>> Any help greatly appreciated - thanks in advance!
>>
>> --
>> Cindy B
>
> I am experiencing a very similar problem. Only thing I can add is that
> I also am trying in the script to explicitly disconnect the mapped
> drives on logout and right before mapping in the logon script.
> So far I've not found any thing to fix it.
>
>
>

Maybe the following line?

NET USE * /DELETE

When you do the mappings,
you might want the /PERSISTENT:NO option on NET USE


There is a freeware utility named NETUSE that may help -
The original link http://wettberg.home.texas.net/freeware.htm
seems to be gone, but it is still available for download at:
http://www.soft25.com/dl.asp?id=25638

>
> Maybe the following line?
>
> NET USE * /DELETE
>
> When you do the mappings,
> you might want the /PERSISTENT:NO option on NET USE
>
>
> There is a freeware utility named NETUSE that may help -
> The original link http://wettberg.home.texas.net/freeware.htm
> seems to be gone, but it is still available for download at:
> http://www.soft25.com/dl.asp?id=25638

Done and done before. Didn't alter a thing for me.
I also tried changing the script type from batch to vbs script and it didn't
change anything either.

thanks for the discussion here.
I tried the net use * /delete, with no results. However... then I REM's out
a couple of the map drives - and that did not take effect either.
Maybe I should be trouble shooting the script itself not applying correctly?
thoughts?
We haven't had trouble with these before. I copied our regular one, renamed
it test and applied to my login..???
--
Cindy B


"z1z1z1" wrote:

> "Raptor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > "Cindy B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:ECC13919-63FC-4DAE-84B9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> all of a sudden random network users are starting to get errors at
> >> logon. it is a system 85 error. It is trying to duplicate drive
> >> mappings, almost as
> >> if we were running 2 scripts, which of course we are not.
> >>
> >> the first 3 mapped drives say;
> >> ********
> >> g:\>net use F: "server\foldername"
> >> System error 85 has occured.
> >> The local device name is already in use.
> >> (repeated for 2 other drives - but they map OK)
> >> The last message is;
> >>
> >> g:\net use M:\servername\servername-d\filename
> >> M: has remembered connection to \\servername\servername-d\oldfilename
> >> Do you want to overwrite the remembered conncetion? (Y/N)
> >>
> >> this was first reported about 10 days ago - now seems to be
> >> appearing on more PC's - not all and at random occurances. The file
> >> name update in the
> >> logon script was changed at least a month ago, if not longer. I have
> >> confirmed that no login scripts still have that old file name in
> >> them. No login scripts are repeated.
> >> Any ideas why this might be occuring?
> >> Any way to remove all "remembered connections" with the login script
> >> or a bat file?
> >> I have manually disconnected alldrives a few PCs getting this and
> >> that seems
> >> to take care of it, however we have over 500 PCs in this domain.
> >> Any help greatly appreciated - thanks in advance!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cindy B
> >
> > I am experiencing a very similar problem. Only thing I can add is that
> > I also am trying in the script to explicitly disconnect the mapped
> > drives on logout and right before mapping in the logon script.
> > So far I've not found any thing to fix it.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Maybe the following line?
>
> NET USE * /DELETE
>
> When you do the mappings,
> you might want the /PERSISTENT:NO option on NET USE
>
>
> There is a freeware utility named NETUSE that may help -
> The original link http://wettberg.home.texas.net/freeware.htm
> seems to be gone, but it is still available for download at:
> http://www.soft25.com/dl.asp?id=25638
>

=?Utf-8?B?Q2luZHkgQg==?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:01866439-86E1-41A1-AB54-(E-Mail Removed):

> thanks for the discussion here.
> I tried the net use * /delete, with no results. However... then I
> REM's out a couple of the map drives - and that did not take effect
> either. Maybe I should be trouble shooting the script itself not
> applying correctly? thoughts?
> We haven't had trouble with these before. I copied our regular one,
> renamed it test and applied to my login..???
--
Cindy B


"z1z1z1" wrote:

> "Raptor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > "Cindy B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:ECC13919-63FC-4DAE-84B9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> all of a sudden random network users are starting to get errors at
> >> logon. it is a system 85 error. It is trying to duplicate drive
> >> mappings, almost as
> >> if we were running 2 scripts, which of course we are not.
> >>
> >> the first 3 mapped drives say;
> >> ********
> >> g:\>net use F: "server\foldername"
> >> System error 85 has occured.
> >> The local device name is already in use.
> >> (repeated for 2 other drives - but they map OK)
> >> The last message is;
> >>
> >> g:\net use M:\servername\servername-d\filename
> >> M: has remembered connection to \\servername\servername-d
\oldfilename
> >> Do you want to overwrite the remembered conncetion? (Y/N)
> >>
> >> this was first reported about 10 days ago - now seems to be
> >> appearing on more PC's - not all and at random occurances. The
file
> >> name update in the
> >> logon script was changed at least a month ago, if not longer. I
have
> >> confirmed that no login scripts still have that old file name in
> >> them. No login scripts are repeated.
> >> Any ideas why this might be occuring?
> >> Any way to remove all "remembered connections" with the login script
> >> or a bat file?
> >> I have manually disconnected alldrives a few PCs getting this and
> >> that seems
> >> to take care of it, however we have over 500 PCs in this domain.
> >> Any help greatly appreciated - thanks in advance!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cindy B
> >
> > I am experiencing a very similar problem. Only thing I can add is
that
> > I also am trying in the script to explicitly disconnect the mapped
> > drives on logout and right before mapping in the logon script.
> > So far I've not found any thing to fix it.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Maybe the following line?
>
> NET USE * /DELETE
>
> When you do the mappings,
> you might want the /PERSISTENT:NO option on NET USE
>
>
> There is a freeware utility named NETUSE that may help -
> The original link http://wettberg.home.texas.net/freeware.htm
> seems to be gone, but it is still available for download at:
> http://www.soft25.com/dl.asp?id=25638
>


In a script, you would have to use
NET USE * /DELETE /Y

The /Y answers the question that it would normally ask.

Are these machines in a domain, and if so, is there a connection being
done to a "home folder" via the user's profile settings? Perhaps this is
where the "remembered" connection is coming from?