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Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 15:16
by ltmayonnaise
XYPlorer has a problem connecting to mapped network drives that become available AFTER Windows has booted. For example, if I start my laptop after Windows has booted, or I start a guest OS in Virtualbox and then try to access their mapped network drives, XYPlorer reports them as unavailable. However, if I open Windows Explorer and then click on either mapped network drive they connect without a problem. After accessing them via Windows Explorer they magically become available in XYPlorer as well. This has been a problem for me on Windows XP, Vista and now Windows 7. I figured it's about time to report this as a bug.
Thanks for looking into this as always!
Nathan
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 11 Sep 2009 09:06
by admin
Thanks for reporting. Currently I can't do much about it though. In my setup it always works and I have no idea what could be causing this.
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 23 Sep 2009 12:44
by Reve_Etrange
Kinda related problem: I have a NAS with password-protected shares, and I cannot connect from XY. It tells me "Location currently not available", but it won't open the login/passwd popup (I must logon through Explorer).
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 23 Sep 2009 14:39
by admin
Reve_Etrange wrote:Kinda related problem: I have a NAS with password-protected shares, and I cannot connect from XY. It tells me "Location currently not available", but it won't open the login/passwd popup (I must logon through Explorer).
Hm, the login issue was fixed long ago and should work. Can anybody confirm a problem with NAS shares?
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 19:41
by Reve_Etrange
I'm on Vista32 logged in as administrator with UAC turned off, it this helps.
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 01 Dec 2009 23:09
by jayfischer
I am having the same problem with a regular mapped drive on a server. I get "Location currently not available". If I go to "Computer" (I am using win7) on the desktop - I can browse the mapped drive.
I've tried closing XY and restarting and I still get the error. I am running XY as administrator.
In doing some more testing - I just ran x2 and it asked for username and password when trying to browse the drive - even after I was able to browse from win7's "explorer". Strange. Now in XY I am able to browse the drive.
This is a domain network - if that helps.
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 02 Dec 2009 09:19
by admin
jayfischer wrote:I am having the same problem with a regular mapped drive on a server. I get "Location currently not available". If I go to "Computer" (I am using win7) on the desktop - I can browse the mapped drive.
I've tried closing XY and restarting and I still get the error. I am running XY as administrator.
In doing some more testing - I just ran x2 and it asked for username and password when trying to browse the drive - even after I was able to browse from win7's "explorer". Strange. Now in XY I am able to browse the drive.
This is a domain network - if that helps.
Please enter
into the address bar and ENTER.
Now try to access such a drive (before it is made available via Explorer). Do you get a message box?
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 05 Dec 2009 20:54
by jayfischer
OK I finally rebooted to test this.
After reboot - started XY.
No access to mapped network drive.
type in address bar ::lognetworkaccess <enter> nothing happened.
still no love.
ran explorer - have access to mapped drive - no creds asked for
ran x2
no access to mapped drive - but I get login creds dialog - have access now in x2
back to xy - access to mapped drive.
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:00
by admin
jayfischer wrote:OK I finally rebooted to test this.
After reboot - started XY.
No access to mapped network drive.
type in address bar ::lognetworkaccess <enter> nothing happened.
still no love.
ran explorer - have access to mapped drive - no creds asked for
ran x2
no access to mapped drive - but I get login creds dialog - have access now in x2
back to xy - access to mapped drive.
If you have done this:
1 - After reboot - started XY.
2 - No access to mapped network drive.
3 - type in address bar ::lognetworkaccess <enter>
4 - Try to access mapped network drive.
and got
no message box after step 4, then I cannot do anything. That was my last idea for the moment.
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 06 Dec 2009 14:16
by jayfischer
OK. Thanks.
If I come up with anything new - I'll let you know.
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 06 Dec 2009 14:52
by admin
jayfischer wrote:OK. Thanks.
If I come up with anything new - I'll let you know.
The next BETA version will show an additional msgbox on every location change after
3 - type in address bar ::lognetworkaccess <enter>
Let me know...
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 07 Dec 2009 16:53
by jayfischer
After installing the latest beta (to get mixed sorting - thank you!!) - I did as you wanted me to - ::lognetworkaccess <enter>.
Nothing happened. Tried to access the mapped drive - nope.
Is that what you wanted me to do? What was supposed to show after typing ::lognetworkaccess <enter>?
Jay
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 07 Dec 2009 17:00
by admin
jayfischer wrote:After installing the latest beta (to get mixed sorting - thank you!!) - I did as you wanted me to - ::lognetworkaccess <enter>.
Nothing happened. Tried to access the mapped drive - nope.
Is that what you wanted me to do? What was supposed to show after typing ::lognetworkaccess <enter>?
Jay
puts XYplorer is in a state where every location change pops a message box. When you say nothing happens then it's actually hard to believe.
Please try this
and then change to a mapped drive.
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 07 Dec 2009 17:43
by jayfischer
I tried ::lognetworkacess 1 <enter> - I do not get any dialog or message of any type after trying to change to ANY folder or drive including a mapped drive.
Re: Connecting to mapped network drive after Windows has booted
Posted: 07 Dec 2009 17:54
by admin
Please try it with 8.70.0011.