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Persistant Network Connections

I have tried using the 'net use' command to map a USB printer to an LPT port. The command works and the share is enabled which allows me to print from the USB printer through LPT.

The problem I am having is that after rebooting the computer (Windows XP Pro) and logging back on, when I try to print it fails. If I do a 'net use' at the command prompt it shows my printer connection (share) as being 'unavailable' If I remap it, then it works, but again after rebooting, it becomes 'unavailable'

Before you tell me to map it with 'persistent:yes' let me say I did that.

Now here's the weird part, if I log off the system and then log back on without rebooting, the printer connection comes back as 'OK' after doing a 'net use' and when I try to print, I can.

So, it's almost as if Windows does something different when loging off and on the system aposed to rebooting. and logging on.

Does anyone know what I can do to have this connection persistent on every reboot. Is this just a flaw in Windows?

Thanks

-Air

Luc Franken

Hi Airgazm,

Have you tried running it as a batch during startup?

Greetings,

LucF

Airgazm

ASKER

LucF, no I haven't, I thought that the persistent paramanter does that for you.

Hmm, I'll try that and see.

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Airgazm

ASKER

That worked perfectly. Thanks LucF

-Air

Luc Franken

Glad to help