How can I get rid of old drive mapping?
We run a Windows domain with a Windows 2003 domain controller. We have XP Pro SP3 clients. When a user logs on there is script that runs that first clears all previously mapped drives (@echo off
net use * /delete /yes) then maps the drives needed and then runs an antivirus update. The problem is that there are drive mappings that are no longer needed that keep getting mapped after every logon. I have disconnected them untold number of times and they keep getting remapped. I installed the Microsoft User Hive Profile Cleanup service to no joy. I have searched the registry trying to find a key that I could delete to stop these old paths from being mapped and after logon they keep getting re-added to the registry. How do I get rid of, and stay rid of, the old drive mappings?
net use * /delete /yes) then maps the drives needed and then runs an antivirus update. The problem is that there are drive mappings that are no longer needed that keep getting mapped after every logon. I have disconnected them untold number of times and they keep getting remapped. I installed the Microsoft User Hive Profile Cleanup service to no joy. I have searched the registry trying to find a key that I could delete to stop these old paths from being mapped and after logon they keep getting re-added to the registry. How do I get rid of, and stay rid of, the old drive mappings?
>>>>>When a user logs on there is script that runs that first clears all previously mapped drives
You should be able to find where this logon script is bound to a user/group. Find the association to the script file, which will lead you to the location of the logon script file. Edit the file, and remove the shares that you don't want. This should prevent them showing up.
You should be able to find where this logon script is bound to a user/group. Find the association to the script file, which will lead you to the location of the logon script file. Edit the file, and remove the shares that you don't want. This should prevent them showing up.
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I did, as I mentioned above, after I delete the MountPoints2 keys and then reboot or log out and log back in they get rewritten to the registry and thus re-appear mapped in My Computer.
Are there multiple logon scripts perhaps? Check Jamsb's suggestion for a locally entered manual map. Here is also the default file location for scripts:
%SystemRoot%\sysvol\sysvol
Deleting them out of the script file should have taken care of it, which leads me to believe there are multiple scripts
%SystemRoot%\sysvol\sysvol
Deleting them out of the script file should have taken care of it, which leads me to believe there are multiple scripts
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alikaz3 - The logon script is on our primary domain controler in C:\WINDOWS\SYSVOL\sysvol\d
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@echo off
net use * /delete /yes
net use K: \\admnas\SYSADM
net use L: \\goodlink\e$
net use M: \\NASMAC\nasmac
net use O: \\CCGFS\files
net use P: \\CCGFS\Files\Archived Resources
net use S: \\MAIN\Scans
net use Z: \\nas\files\alliance_nt
REM \\MAIN\OFCSCAN\AUTOPCC
\\CCGACCT\OFCSCAN\AUTOPCC
net start "Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent Listener"
net start "Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent Personal Firewall"
net start "Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent RealTime Scan"
net use * /delete /yes
net use K: \\admnas\SYSADM
net use L: \\goodlink\e$
net use M: \\NASMAC\nasmac
net use O: \\CCGFS\files
net use P: \\CCGFS\Files\Archived Resources
net use S: \\MAIN\Scans
net use Z: \\nas\files\alliance_nt
REM \\MAIN\OFCSCAN\AUTOPCC
\\CCGACCT\OFCSCAN\AUTOPCC
net start "Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent Listener"
net start "Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent Personal Firewall"
net start "Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent RealTime Scan"
Go to C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\NetHood\ and delete all of the current contents (the appropriate ones will be recreated on next login). You may have to do this not only for the main user but also for "All Users" and "Default User" depending on when the old mappings were made.
... Note: You have to have "Show hidden files and folders" enabled in Explorer to see NetHood
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garycase - I did with no joy. The old mappings comeback.
Did you delete all of the entries for ALL of the user accounts?
Are there any configuration settings in the programs you're loading that might reference the old mappings?
Are there any configuration settings in the programs you're loading that might reference the old mappings?
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I double checked all the users and there no mappings in Nethood.
Going out on a limb, but i thinnk you have to add the Persistent line...
Try this on the script:
@echo off
net use * /delete /yes /persistent:yes
net use K: \\admnas\SYSADM
net use L: \\goodlink\e$
net use M: \\NASMAC\nasmac
net use O: \\CCGFS\files
net use P: \\CCGFS\Files\Archived Resources
net use S: \\MAIN\Scans
net use Z: \\nas\files\alliance_nt
REM \\MAIN\OFCSCAN\AUTOPCC
\\CCGACCT\OFCSCAN\AUTOPCC
net start "Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent Listener"
net start "Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent Personal Firewall"
net start "Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent RealTime Scan"
Try this on the script:
@echo off
net use * /delete /yes /persistent:yes
net use K: \\admnas\SYSADM
net use L: \\goodlink\e$
net use M: \\NASMAC\nasmac
net use O: \\CCGFS\files
net use P: \\CCGFS\Files\Archived Resources
net use S: \\MAIN\Scans
net use Z: \\nas\files\alliance_nt
REM \\MAIN\OFCSCAN\AUTOPCC
\\CCGACCT\OFCSCAN\AUTOPCC
net start "Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent Listener"
net start "Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent Personal Firewall"
net start "Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent RealTime Scan"
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SuBDivisions23 - Thanks, you got me thinking in the right direction. I switched the sections around and it worked. But I don't know why. I took the drive mapping section of the script and put it after the anti virus update section and the old drives stopped being re-mapped. Although there is nothing in AUTOPCC that would have caused the problem.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software