Shortcut to Network Drive Does Not Work
Article ID: 132599
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
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SYMPTOMS
Using a shortcut to a network drive repeatedly may cause the shortcut to
fail with the following error message:
The drive or network connection that the shortcut refers to is
unavailable. Make sure that the disk is properly inserted or the
network resource is available, and then try again.
CAUSE
The Microsoft Network client maintains a list of the last eight network
connections. When you try to use the shortcut to create a new link, the
oldest of the eight previous connections is removed. However, the new
connection is the same as the previous eight connections, so the connection
that was just created is removed.
RESOLUTION
You can restart Windows 95 to correct the problem, or you can map the
network drive manually. To map the network drive, use the following steps:
- Start Windows Explorer.
- On the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive.
- In the Drive box, click the drive letter you want for the connection.
- In the Path box, enter the path for the network connection.
- Click OK.
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