You can download a service from http://thethin.net <http://thethin.net> called Autostart that allows you to run a batch file before login. The batch file could include the network map command but I'm not sure what the effect would be. Why do you need this? Surely as soon as someone logs in, the mapping will be lost unless the user logigng in is the same one that runs the sevrice. -----Original Message----- From: raul.arias@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:raul.arias@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 22 October 2003 14:14 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: Mapping Sorry Timothy, I didn´t explain good the mapping must exist BEFORE the user logon. Like another physical Drive letter. Thanks "Timothy Mangan" <tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 22/10/2003 15:06 Please respond to windows2000 To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: Action: Subject: [windows2000] Re: Mapping net use h: <file://///server/folder> \\server\folder /persistent:yes Timothy R. Mangan - Founder, TMurgent Technologies <mailto:tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx <http://www.tmurgent.com/> www.tmurgent.com (+1)781.492.0403 _____ From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of raul.arias@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 8:55 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Mapping Hi ! I need to mantain a drive map (example: F:) when the user log off, or when the computer restart (and it remains without logon). It´s like a service, but when I insert a new service with a .EXE with "net use h: \\server\folder" doesn´t work. I tried with administrator permissions. Any idea ??????? Thanks a lot Raül Arias Systems Administrator Barcelona