Adding a Network Drive to XP Start Menu

[ScoHar]

Hey guys, im pretty sure there must be a simple solution to this but at work I have a network drive in My Computer, I would like to have this on the Start Menu.

Is there a way?

[50LTRv8]

Prob the best way would be to create a shortcut to the drive and copy it into the start menu folders in c:\docs and settings\"user name"\start menu (Windows XP)

[PaRaDoX]

net use [{DEVICE | *}] [\\COMPUTER\SHARE[\VOL]] [{PASSWORD | *}]] [/USER:[DOMAIN\]USER] [/USER:[DOTTEDDOMAIN\]USER] [/USER: [USER@DOTTEDDOMAIN] [/SAVECRED] [/SMARTCARD] [{/DELETE | /PERSISTENT:{yes | no}}]

This will map a network drive via a unc path...

or there is the pussies way!
Browse to the computer/device you want to map as a share, right click the "shared folder" and click the map as network drive button which will assign it a Drive letter then and you can install stuff/use it as a local disc, its just slower..

From here you create a shortcut to the Drive on the start menu.

[50LTRv8]

net use [{DEVICE | *}] [\\COMPUTER\SHARE[\VOL]] [{PASSWORD | *}]] [/USER:[DOMAIN\]USER] [/USER:[DOTTEDDOMAIN\]USER] [/USER: [USER@DOTTEDDOMAIN] [/SAVECRED] [/SMARTCARD] [{/DELETE | /PERSISTENT:{yes | no}}]

This will map a network drive via a unc path...

or there is the pussies way!
Browse to the computer/device you want to map as a share, right click the "shared folder" and click the map as network drive button which will assign it a Drive letter then and you can install stuff/use it as a local disc, its just slower..

From here you create a shortcut to the Drive on the start menu.

Dude, he has it in my computer already (it is already mapped), he just wants a shortcut in his start menu.

[PaRaDoX]

Dude, he has it in my computer already (it is already mapped), he just wants a shortcut in his start menu.

then compete the last step of my answer...

[50LTRv8]

then compete the last step of my answer...

Hence my one line answer.

[ScoHar]

Thanks guys thats exactly what I was looking for.

[ScoHar]

Actually, I tried it today and its good but not where I wanted it, I wanted it to list under my computer in the start menu, at the moment its at the start of all programs

[50LTRv8]

O.k. here is another way you could do it.

Create the shortcut as described, left click + hold the mouse button and drag it to the start button (don't let go yet), the menu will apear and then you could drag it to the pinned items list which is up the top on the left hand side of the start menu.

You may have something like outlook and IE there already.

A small plack line will appear, let the button go and the shortcut should drop onto the pinned items area.

[ScoHar]

O.k. here is another way you could do it.

Create the shortcut as described, left click + hold the mouse button and drag it to the start button (don't let go yet), the menu will apear and then you could drag it to the pinned items list which is up the top on the left hand side of the start menu.

You may have something like outlook and IE there already.

A small plack line will appear, let the button go and the shortcut should drop onto the pinned items area.

it still won't let me put anything there, is there some option to allow it?

[levymetal]

try this:

open up my computer, then click + drag the hard drive onto the START button and let go. this should add it to bottom of the pinned list on the left hand side of the menu. i don't think you can add it to the right.

[MudBlood]

Do you have the option to display My Computer as a link? or menu?

right click anywhere on the start menu > properties > start menu tab > customise > advanced tab > scroll down to My Computer and select display as menu. Tick click ok a few times and you're done.

You cannot actually drag anything into the right hand side of the list.