[KLUG Members] Net use

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> During the process of implementing logon scripts for windows machines, I
> discovered sort of an odd difference between XP and 2K.  The net use
> command behaves a bit different.  I had decided to use mapped network
> drives pointing to links which are of course shares underneath a DFS
> ( Microsoft Distributed File System ) root share.  Kind of kewl and
> works for W2K.  It however does not work on XP.
> NET USE W: \\SERVER\dfsrootshare\linkedshare

Now there is a topic for a presentation!  DFS always looked cool, but
I've been afraid to fly into another M$-storm given the grief that
TSE2003 and XPsp2 have both given me lately.

> XP requires that the net use command be used directly to the share level
> so a command like
> NET USE W: \\SERVER\SHARE
> works just fine.
> So here is my question.  Did M$ break this on purpose for XP from 2K.

Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence.

> Also is there some sort of command that would create a my network place
> similar to a net use that could point to folders underneath a share??

Aren't network places just shortcuts?  Maybe you can create them via
shortcut.exe
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