How can I change a mapped drive name?

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I am running Windows XP SR3 with a small home network. Some time ago (much
before SR3), when I mapped another computer's hard drive to the current PC,
it assigned letter F:. However, a USB port in the current PC already has
this name. When I insert a memory stick in this port, it takes on the name
of the mapped drive, but still displays the content of the memory stick
correctly. I haven't tried this for a while, but from memory if I have the
other computer on and a memory stick in, things go awry.

Also, I had a problem with a couple of memory sticks. They worked fine on
other PCs, but on this one they were not recognised. However, since
inserting them into a multiple port device (akin to using a double adaptor
with power points), they have worked fine. I don't know if the problems are
related. Certainly, other memory sticks work fine on the same port.

I want to be able to change the drive name of either the USB port or the
mapped drive. Can anyone help?

Thanks.
 
Orangecedar said:
I am running Windows XP SR3 with a small home network. Some time ago (much
before SR3), when I mapped another computer's hard drive to the current
PC,
it assigned letter F:. However, a USB port in the current PC already has
this name. When I insert a memory stick in this port, it takes on the
name
of the mapped drive, but still displays the content of the memory stick
correctly. I haven't tried this for a while, but from memory if I have
the
other computer on and a memory stick in, things go awry.

Also, I had a problem with a couple of memory sticks. They worked fine on
other PCs, but on this one they were not recognised. However, since
inserting them into a multiple port device (akin to using a double adaptor
with power points), they have worked fine. I don't know if the problems
are
related. Certainly, other memory sticks work fine on the same port.

I want to be able to change the drive name of either the USB port or the
mapped drive. Can anyone help?

Thanks.
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You change the mapped drive letter by getting to a command window and using
the "net" set of commands.
First of all you get a listing of all mapped drives through "net use".
Then you delete the drive f with "net use f:/delete"
Now you map the remote drive with "net use * <remote computer name> <share
name>" There are some additional things to specify. To find out issue
"net use \?"
The * causes the net command to start defining drive letters in reverse
alphabetical order starting with z.
And, unless you like doing things over and over and over, issue "net use
\persistent:yes" (and check this command to make certain that I haven't left
anything out). I only need to do this every few years, and thus I might not
be remembering these commands correctly.
Jim
 
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