Is it possible to set Mapped Drives with GPO?

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I have an XP machine and each user needs a specific mapped drive.
Each user is required to map the drive manually. Some have problems
with this.

Is there a way to set the mapped drives for the local policy GPO (via
mmc)without using a net start in a batch file logon script? It
doesn't have to be set in the OU on the server, but I don't mind doing
that if that is the correct way. I just wanted some guidance here. I
looked around in the Local Computer GPO and didn't see anything.
Thank you.
 
jm said:
I have an XP machine and each user needs a specific mapped drive.
Each user is required to map the drive manually. Some have problems
with this.

Is there a way to set the mapped drives for the local policy GPO (via
mmc)without using a net start in a batch file logon script? It
doesn't have to be set in the OU on the server, but I don't mind doing
that if that is the correct way. I just wanted some guidance here. I
looked around in the Local Computer GPO and didn't see anything.
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You can't map the shares with GPO - In my network each user also gets
his own set of mapped drives (some of them are common and some of them
are specific to the user), we made some "shares design" to make this
easy with common logon script which uses users DN and user logon name to
determine correct drives mapping for them - and this is direactian that
I think You shuld head to
 
jm said:
I have an XP machine and each user needs a specific mapped drive.
Each user is required to map the drive manually. Some have problems
with this.

Is there a way to set the mapped drives for the local policy GPO (via
mmc)without using a net start in a batch file logon script? It
doesn't have to be set in the OU on the server, but I don't mind doing
that if that is the correct way. I just wanted some guidance here. I
looked around in the Local Computer GPO and didn't see anything.
Thank you.
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Yes, although there may be no "pre-existing item" for this.

You can do it from the USER portion of a group policy in two ways:

1) Use a logon script to perform the mapping

2) Add it to the Administrative templates section to set the correct
item in the registry

This Google search seems to find several methods:
[ gpo | "group policy" "map * drives" "administrative templates" ]

The following (#1) purports to show the registry/template method:
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http://www.winguides.com/forums/sho...umber=111368&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&part= >

"=" is part of the URL

This Google search should find scripting methods:
[ gpo | "group policy" "map * drives" "logon scripts" | "batch file" ]

You might add either of "microsoft:" or "site:microsoft.com" to either
of the above for slightly more focused results.
 
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