adding f: drive from c: & batch file
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Name: bobp
Date: October 10, 2001 at 05:09:31 Pacific
Subject: adding f: drive from c: & batch file
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Comment: can anyone help me? i need to add a f:drive from c:and make a batch file to open folder
[sbtvp] and then vp.bat. i did it with subst before but i forgot how. thanks,bob
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Response Number 1
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Name: Michael
Date: October 10, 2001 at 10:34:36 Pacific
Subject: adding f: drive from c: & batch file |
Reply: (edit)
subst f: c:\directory
so if you want f: to be the dos directory of c:, you would type: subst f: c:\dos Hope that helps,
-Michael
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Response Number 2
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Name: bob
Date: October 10, 2001 at 12:43:30 Pacific
Subject: adding f: drive from c: & batch file |
Reply: (edit)thanks mike, thats what i have been doing but when the machine is shut down it loses f:
is there something after that command?
thanks,bob
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Response Number 3
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Name: jboy
Date: October 10, 2001 at 15:14:17 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)If you run it from the command line, naturally it only lasts for that particular session. If you want it to be "permanent" you'll have to edit or create autoexec.bat to always load the command.
For some reason Windows cautions against using subst ... there's a modern version called 'vsubst' ... not sure if it would necessarily make much difference....
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Response Number 4
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Name: astroraptor
Date: October 10, 2001 at 17:41:30 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I've been using 2 virtual drives for almost 2 years, and there's been no problems whatsoever. I guess they mean if you install stuff to it and suddenly you want the virtual drive anymore, you'll have to uninstall whatever's in there.
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Response Number 5
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Name: EThan Goldberg
Date: December 26, 2001 at 10:50:17 Pacific
Subject: adding f: drive from c: & batch file
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Reply: (edit)hey guys, a quick question about subst under XP.
I had no problems using subst with the other versions of windows but this time it is tough. As far as I can see there is a "virtual" dos instead of the native dos which seem to create problems with the >8 file and directory names. Anyhow I could not get the subst workng properly on XP, I would appreicate if someone could help.
Thanks a lot.
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