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Windows Vista and 7 Drive Mapping
http://www.umflint.edu/helpdesk/articles/105/1/Windows-Vista-and-7-Drive-Mapping/Page1.html
Jessica Polidan

 

 
By Jessica Polidan
Published on 06/19/2008
 
This quicknote will assist faculty, staff, and students using Windows Vista or Windows 7 in mapping their Homedrive and Progdata from a personal computer.

You must setup a VPN connection first, please see the VPN for Vista Quicknote first
  1. Connect to the VPN.
  2. Click on the Start Orb in the lower left corner of the screen.
  3. Click on Computer.
  4. Click on Map network drive in top right hand corner of the screen.
  5. Under Drive, click the drop down arrow and select a drive letter that has not been used yet. H: works well for your homedrive and P: for progdata.
  6. In the field next to Folder type the address of the folder you would like to map.
    •    STUDENTS: Type in \\homedrive.umflint.edu\home\<your uniqname> for your homedrive.
    •    FACULTY & STAFF: Type in \\facstaffhome\home\<your uniqname> for your homedrive.
    •    Type in \\deptdrive.umflint.edu\progdata for progdata.
  7. Click Finish.
Now when you connect to the VPN you can go to Computer and there is a link to the folder you just mapped. Please note you will only be able to get to this folder when connected to the VPN.