Set up a seperate share on the C:\util directory on on one machine then you will be able to see it in network neigbourhood and map it onto the other machine as a drive - works for me all the time. Cheers Dom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell McMahon" To: Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 1:50 PM Subject: [ot]: How do you map a network subdirectory as adrive > Help !!! > Comprehensiveish Googling fails to answer this. > A friend is trying to replicate an arrangement on a 2 PC WIN95 network that > worked OK until he changed one PC. > > Anyone have an idea how to map a subdirectory on a WIN95 networked PC as a > drive on another PC. > > ie he wants to make C:\UTIL on a "remote" PC appear as eg G: on his local > PC. > > NET USE returns error messages when trying to map beyond remote drive level > (despite the examples given by NET USE /? and SUBST won't work on network > drives. > > According to NET USE /? the following should work. > > NET USE G: \\PC1\C\UTIL > > where G: = drive to map as C:\UTIL on PC1 > PC1 is remote PC name > C: is share name (drive) on remote PC > UTIL is a subdirectory on PC1 C: > > Using NET USE G: \\PC1\C: > works OK but adding the subdirectory reference returns Error 50. > > I am trying this between two WIN98E PCs but what I read on internet suggests > it also doesn't work in WIN95 > > Any ideas? > > > Russell McMahon > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.