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Bryan
OS is Windows XP SP2. There are drive letters mapped to a network share on a
Windows XP peer server. In this particular case drive F: is mapped to
\\servername\data. When I double click on drive F:, a dialog box opens with
the following message:
The title bar states "Open with"
The body of the dialog states "Choose the program you want to use to open
this file: "
followed on the next line by "File: F:\"
The program list contains the common windows programs, IE, notepad, paint,
media player, etc. I can browse and select explorer.exe; however, I the
"Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is not
available.
Note that I can still open files from drive F: using the file open dialog in
any program such as MS Word, and a network application that uses drive F:
functions without any problem. I can also use drive f: from the command
prompt. Mapping a different drive letter doesn't help. However, I can map
the same drive letter to a different share on the same (peer) server and it
opens without a problem. In this case the share is a subfolder of the "data"
share I mentioned earlier.
I have run into this problem twice, most recently on a brand new Dell
system, with all critical MS updates installed. I have verified that there
are no conflicts with a phsical drive letter assignment, and have throughly
checked for viruses and other mal-ware. I have also verifed permission on
the peer server. I have not found any articles on this topic in the MS KB.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Bryan
Windows XP peer server. In this particular case drive F: is mapped to
\\servername\data. When I double click on drive F:, a dialog box opens with
the following message:
The title bar states "Open with"
The body of the dialog states "Choose the program you want to use to open
this file: "
followed on the next line by "File: F:\"
The program list contains the common windows programs, IE, notepad, paint,
media player, etc. I can browse and select explorer.exe; however, I the
"Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is not
available.
Note that I can still open files from drive F: using the file open dialog in
any program such as MS Word, and a network application that uses drive F:
functions without any problem. I can also use drive f: from the command
prompt. Mapping a different drive letter doesn't help. However, I can map
the same drive letter to a different share on the same (peer) server and it
opens without a problem. In this case the share is a subfolder of the "data"
share I mentioned earlier.
I have run into this problem twice, most recently on a brand new Dell
system, with all critical MS updates installed. I have verified that there
are no conflicts with a phsical drive letter assignment, and have throughly
checked for viruses and other mal-ware. I have also verifed permission on
the peer server. I have not found any articles on this topic in the MS KB.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Bryan