Assigning Drive letter to foolder

i have a complex database that makes a call from a specific drive. I just
want to make a folder be seen as a drive. this was very simple in earlier
versions of windows but xp pro seems to have made it impossible. does anyone
have an idea how to do it? i have tried going through the map network drive,
but it will not let me navigate to a folder on C:

Do you mean a shortcut to the folder. If so, right click desktop-navigate to
new- then shortcut. Then browse to where the folder is click on it and then
click next. If you want you can give it a new name. Then click finish. The
new shortcut is on your desktop. Jim.

"prbeck" wrote:

i have a complex database that makes a call from a specific drive. I just
want to make a folder be seen as a drive. this was very simple in earlier
versions of windows but xp pro seems to have made it impossible. does anyone
have an idea how to do it? i have tried going through the map network drive,
but it will not let me navigate to a folder on C:

prbeck wrote:
i have a complex database that makes a call from a specific drive. I
just want to make a folder be seen as a drive. this was very simple
in earlier versions of windows but xp pro seems to have made it
impossible. does anyone have an idea how to do it? i have tried
going through the map network drive, but it will not let me navigate
to a folder on C:

I'm not sure XP will let you do that, but I think you can from the Comman
Prompt (or enabling autoexec.bat to handle it in there). I've never tried
it, but my opinion is based upon the Command Prompt still having the SUBST
command available. In Command Prompt, SUBST /? will get you help for its
flags, etc..
So, during the boot process (which is why I suggested turning on
autoexec.bat but you could call it any way you know how to), run the SUBST
command.

SUBST /?
SUBST [drive1: [drive2:]path]
SUBST drive1: /D

drive1: Specifies a virtual drive to which you want to assign a
path.
[drive2:]path Specifies a physical drive and path you want to assign to
a virtual drive.
/D Deletes a substituted (virtual) drive.

Type SUBST with no parameters to display a list of current virtual drives.

HTH
Pop`

PS sounds like fun; I might play with that. g