win XP mapping

Need to map from windows xp home ed. to windows ME floder that is password portected. mapping is easy but each time it rebooted it would ask for password again. I used "net use" command to map it with password. it would work first time with password, but again after reboot it would not remember the password. I use persisten:yes command too. it did not hlep.
any suqqestion?

 

ME can be quirky at times and especially with some networking issues.

Probably easiest to not worry about a "why" on this one and simply create a batch file to do the job and then put the batch file in your startup folder. It will delay your startup for a second but will map the drive for you without your having to mess with it.

Call it map.bat (or any other name that suits you but ends in .bat)

Three lines only will be needed. Just be sure to use notepad, edit, or some other pure text file editing program.

@echo off
net use (and put in the values that work for you)
exit

 

I did that worte a batch file like this
use net w: \\pc3\share password

and placed it on startup. At bootup it reconized the map, but still asked for passwrod. What do i do wrong?

 

The exact same string that works from a command prompt should work in the batch file.

 

Permissions at work.

You need to logon to you XP box with the same username and password as your ME box other wise you will always be prompted.

I could be wrong tho been awhile since i used ME with XP.

Cheers

Dagga