Group: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
From: =?Utf-8?B?R2lzIEJ1bg==?=
Date: Saturday, March 01, 2008 6:51 PM
Subject: RE: Mapped network drive asks "Open With"?

Guest account enabled somewhere?

"MBrown3" wrote:

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> No to both. They can access the share normally from their old workstations.
> This is only happening on these 2 new installations.
> --
> MBrown3
> Tech User
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> "Gis Bun" wrote:
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> >
> > "MBrown3" wrote:
> >
> > > I've recently set up 2 different new Windows XP Pro workstations on a domain
> > > network both of which brought up the file association request window, "Open
> > > With", when trying to map a network drive to a resource that available to
> > > most of the other workstations on our network. Both machines have other
> > > mapped network locations that work fine and this location works fine on all
> > > the other machines that are using it as well. I can choose "Browse" in the
> > > "Open With" window and select Windows Explorer to access the resource but the
> > > option to "Always use the selected program..." is not available. I can also
> > > navigate directly to this network resource and open it on both of these
> > > machines however mapping the drive causes this response no matter how I try
> > > to do it.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any idea what may cause this issue?
> >
> > Account disabled?
> >
> > Incorrect permissions to access the share?
> >
> >