Hello. in XP, how do I map a network drive via command line so that it pops up a username/password dialog (with a "remember password" option), as you would if you went to "Tools->Map Network Drive..."? "net use e: \\server\share" seems to require the username password to be kept in plain text in the .bat file.

I need to do this so I can deploy it with (non-microsoft) vpn clients to automatically setup drives when connecting. The user will not be on the same domain as the remote server (otherwise this wouldn't be a problem).

Help?

Hi,
If you're happy with an empty dialog, you can invoke it using rundll32:
If you need the fields pre-filled, you have two possible alternatives, both involving some programming:

1. Use this win32-api-call: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...=VS.85%29.aspx
Either write native code (e.g. with MinGW GCC) or try P/Invoke in a .NET program.

2. Design your own Dialog (e.g. using Windows.Forms) and just launch "net use" with the parameters from this dialog -- it's all there, see "net use /help".

That is serious ninja-level windows knowledge, thank you sir.