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How do you substitute a drive name to go to a directory in Windows XP?
With Win 98 and earlier, you could type SUBST Z: C:\SOMEDIRECTORY.
You can still do that with Win XP, but I can't figure out how to make
it permanent. I have put SUBST Z: C:\PROGRA~1\TIMEDATA in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT and although that command still works on the commandline,
the Z: drive is not recognized on reboot. I have even used TweakUI
for XP to parse the AUTOEXEC.BAT file but it still does not work. I
think it can be done in the Environmental Settings on the Advanced Tab
in My Computer, but I'm not sure.

~Sly

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Slyfoot wrote:
> How do you substitute a drive name to go to a directory in Windows XP?
> With Win 98 and earlier, you could type SUBST Z: C:\SOMEDIRECTORY.
> You can still do that with Win XP, but I can't figure out how to make
> it permanent. I have put SUBST Z: C:\PROGRA~1\TIMEDATA in the
> AUTOEXEC.BAT and although that command still works on the commandline,
> the Z: drive is not recognized on reboot. I have even used TweakUI
> for XP to parse the AUTOEXEC.BAT file but it still does not work. I
> think it can be done in the Environmental Settings on the Advanced Tab
> in My Computer, but I'm not sure.
>
> ~Sly

Forget everything you ever knew about Windows 9x. It's dead!

Windows NT base products use autoexec.nt. Search for it.

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Just use a batch file and put it in your startup folder.
This can be done from the registry, but it's easier
from your startup folder.


***** <--- Omit this line
@ECHO OFF
SUBST z: c:\progra~1\timedata
CLS
EXIT
***** <--- Omit this line


On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:52:51 GMT, in
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Slyfoot scrawled:

>How do you substitute a drive name to go to a directory in Windows XP?
>With Win 98 and earlier, you could type SUBST Z: C:\SOMEDIRECTORY.
>You can still do that with Win XP, but I can't figure out how to make
>it permanent. I have put SUBST Z: C:\PROGRA~1\TIMEDATA in the
>AUTOEXEC.BAT and although that command still works on the commandline,
>the Z: drive is not recognized on reboot. I have even used TweakUI
>for XP to parse the AUTOEXEC.BAT file but it still does not work. I
>think it can be done in the Environmental Settings on the Advanced Tab
>in My Computer, but I'm not sure.
>
>~Sly

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Howdy!

"Slyfoot" <> wrote in message
news:...
> How do you substitute a drive name to go to a directory in Windows XP?
> With Win 98 and earlier, you could type SUBST Z: C:\SOMEDIRECTORY.
> You can still do that with Win XP, but I can't figure out how to make
> it permanent. I have put SUBST Z: C:\PROGRA~1\TIMEDATA in the
> AUTOEXEC.BAT and although that command still works on the commandline,
> the Z: drive is not recognized on reboot. I have even used TweakUI
> for XP to parse the AUTOEXEC.BAT file but it still does not work. I
> think it can be done in the Environmental Settings on the Advanced Tab
> in My Computer, but I'm not sure.

Workaround - Share the directory, then map the share as the drive.

Doesn't work if you don't have a live network ...

RwP

On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:52:51 GMT, (Slyfoot) wrote:

I wanted to say "thanks" to all who responded!

~Sly

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Sam Campbell III
Professional Dilettante
http://www.livejournal.com/~slyfoot/

You're welcome.


On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 08:47:22 GMT, in
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Slyfoot scrawled:

>On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:52:51 GMT, (Slyfoot) wrote:
>
>I wanted to say "thanks" to all who responded!
>
>~Sly

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[Ramesh Kaliyaperumal]

RwP,

Probably you can create a bat file with the command "SUBST D: C:\Drive_D" and keep it in system startup, so that wehenever you start/reboot the system the drive will get mapped and available in "my computer"

may be a silly answer , but it works for me .. lol

Ramesh




QUOTE=Ralph Wade Phillips;957060]Howdy!

"Slyfoot" <> wrote in message
news:...
> How do you substitute a drive name to go to a directory in Windows XP?
> With Win 98 and earlier, you could type SUBST Z: C:\SOMEDIRECTORY.
> You can still do that with Win XP, but I can't figure out how to make
> it permanent. I have put SUBST Z: C:\PROGRA~1\TIMEDATA in the
> AUTOEXEC.BAT and although that command still works on the commandline,
> the Z: drive is not recognized on reboot. I have even used TweakUI
> for XP to parse the AUTOEXEC.BAT file but it still does not work. I
> think it can be done in the Environmental Settings on the Advanced Tab
> in My Computer, but I'm not sure.

Workaround - Share the directory, then map the share as the drive.

Doesn't work if you don't have a live network ...

RwP[/QUOTE]