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I wrote a script to dynamically map drives for our users. The script it generates is a simple 'net use' command that looks like this:

net use * https://oursite.com/bobs_stuff

This works perfectly fine in Windows 7 but in XP I get: "System error 67 has occurred. The network name cannot be found".

I've done some searches but haven't found much. The only progress I made (if you want to call it that) is that I dropped the 's' in the http on XP and it connects, asks for my username/password and then fails.

Any idea how to resolve this issue?

Update

I am trying to connect to a WebDAV server. I can do this manually in XP by creating a new network place; however, I need to be able to do this from a command prompt so I can script this automatically.

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  • Answer to update: I've tried this a while ago. If the webdav server has a http address, then it can be done in XP. Otherwise you're out of luck.
    – TFM
    Feb 8, 2010 at 15:17

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net use in XP cannot use HTTPS addresses when assigning to a drive letter.

This limitation does not exist in Vista and above.

Edit: it is possible though to use SSL-connections via "Web Folder" functionality in XP:

http://www.queensu.ca/its/qshare/tutorials/webdav/webdav-winxp.html

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  • Hmm...any work-around outside taking away ssl?
    – Mike
    Feb 8, 2010 at 14:50
  • I updated my original post.
    – Mike
    Feb 8, 2010 at 15:00
  • There's "MapNetworkDrive" (msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kst88h6%28VS.85%29.aspx) for VBScript, but it does the same thing as "net use".
    – TFM
    Feb 8, 2010 at 15:18
  • Thanks. Doesn't look like I can get this done in XP.
    – Mike
    Feb 8, 2010 at 15:21

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