RE: OT-- any better way to assign path

Subst takes a little bit of memory, as it is a resident program, but not
enough to matter.

-----Original Message-----
From: MZB [mailto:moo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Posted At: Thursday, May 24, 2007 5:37 PM
Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Conversation: OT-- any better way to assign path
Subject: Re: OT-- any better way to assign path

Thanks for all your comments.

Sounds like my way is as good as any.

I wanted to use a drive letter because the path leads to a folder with
documents that I use many times a day.

So, for example, if I open WORD or WORKS or EXCEL I can then open
drive
letter G and I am there.

Regarding that network mapped drive, can I do that?? The path is on my
laptop (not on my networked desktop).

That might work just as well. (But probably no reason to do one vs.
the
other???)

Mel
"Tom Scales" <tjscales@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It might require full UNC format (i.e.
\\machinename\drivename\foldername)

-----Original Message-----
From: HDRDTD [mailto:HDRDTD@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Posted At: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 5:12 PM
Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Conversation: OT-- any better way to assign path
Subject: Re: OT-- any better way to assign path

I don't have XP Home, so I can't guaranty this will work,
but.....with
XP
Pro.....

Open Windows Explorer
Go to the 'tools' menu
go to 'Map Network Drive' (this is the part that may not be in XP
Home)
Pick a drive letter to use
Type in the path (or browse) to the folder in question
click on OK


"MZB" <moo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Howdy. I have a Dell Inspiron with XP HOME.

There is a directory I use a lot.

Say it is: c:\msworks\documents\type\odd\whatever

Anyway, in order to make it easier to get to that folder, I used
the
DOS
command
SUBST g: c:\msworks\documents\type\odd\whatever

I then put it in a batch file and put a shortcut to this file in
my
startup menu so that it runs this every time I boot up.

Is this the best, most efficient way to do that?

Is there any other way to ASSIGN the letter g (or whatever) to
that
path
so that I do it once and it is set that way? (Of course that
might
not be
any more efficient).

Mel





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