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Windows Vista File Management Issues or questions in relation to Vista's file management. (microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management) |
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Vista Drops mapped drives
I have a Win 2003 domain based network which has been running successfully
for 3 years now. I have now attached a Vista Business based workstation. I have had a problem with mapped drives, which are set up by a logon scripts based on the server (which again has been working successfully for XP based workstations for 3 years). On the Vista machine after periods of inactivity the workstation loses contact with the mapped drives. These drives still appear in the 'Computer' windows but are marked with a cross although sometimes they appear correctly mapped but when you try to access them a message saying unexpected network error occurs. Drive mappings from the XP workstations are not affected in this way. However, if I go through the 'Network' window and access the data that route then I can get to the data so it is not a network problem per se. If the network was not functioning (or indeed if it was the network card sleeping - see below) I would not get access to the same folders as the dirve mappings would I. Or if it was a sleeping network card then waking it up via the 'Network' route should wake it up for the mapped drives option as well shouldn't it? I can also in the 'Computer' window map a new drive and have that work correctly. I have followed other threads suggesting that it might be a network card power down so I have disabled the ability for the computer to shut down the network card. I can reset everything by powering off the machine and restarting but at the next period of inactivity the problem reappears. Any clues would be useful. If further information is required I can provide. Thanks Steve |
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