error message "The network location cannot be reached"   

I am attempting to run a program that wants a file on the "L" drive. I have a 
folder on my local "D" drive  that is shared and in this folder is this 
particular file that the program searches for. 
When I try to map the shared folder on my D drive to the L drive  using 
\\server\share located in tools - map network drive 

eg \\my computer\shared folder name
I receive the following error message

Attempting to create drive

The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error 
occurred
"the network location cannot be reached......"

I am using windows 2000 on my IBM laptop.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 20:33:01 -0700   author:   Allan

Re: error message "The network location cannot be reached"   

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 20:33:01 -0700, Allan
 wrote:

>I am attempting to run a program that wants a file on the "L" drive. I have a 
>folder on my local "D" drive  that is shared and in this folder is this 
>particular file that the program searches for. 
>When I try to map the shared folder on my D drive to the L drive  using 
>\\server\share located in tools - map network drive 
>
>eg \\my computer\shared folder name
>I receive the following error message
>
>Attempting to create drive
>
>The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error 
>occurred
>"the network location cannot be reached......"
>
>I am using windows 2000 on my IBM laptop.
>
>Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

The drive mapping should work.  Make sure that you've correctly
specified the computer and shared folder names and that file sharing
is fully enabled.

Another possibility is to use the "subst" command to make L: a synonym
for the folder on D:

   subst L: D:\Folder
-- 
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:57:13 -0600   author:   Steve Winograd

Re: error message "The network location cannot be reached"   

Thanks Steve,

It still will not work. I ran the subst command in the command prompt window 
without any success. 

"Steve Winograd" wrote:

> On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 20:33:01 -0700, Allan
>  wrote:
> 
> >I am attempting to run a program that wants a file on the "L" drive. I have a 
> >folder on my local "D" drive  that is shared and in this folder is this 
> >particular file that the program searches for. 
> >When I try to map the shared folder on my D drive to the L drive  using 
> >\\server\share located in tools - map network drive 
> >
> >eg \\my computer\shared folder name
> >I receive the following error message
> >
> >Attempting to create drive
> >
> >The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error 
> >occurred
> >"the network location cannot be reached......"
> >
> >I am using windows 2000 on my IBM laptop.
> >
> >Any assistance would be greatly appreciated
> 
> The drive mapping should work.  Make sure that you've correctly
> specified the computer and shared folder names and that file sharing
> is fully enabled.
> 
> Another possibility is to use the "subst" command to make L: a synonym
> for the folder on D:
> 
>    subst L: D:\Folder
> -- 
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
> 
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
> 
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>

date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 00:29:00 -0700   author:   Allan

Re: error message "The network location cannot be reached"   

On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 00:29:00 -0700, Allan
 wrote:

>> >I am attempting to run a program that wants a file on the "L" drive. I have a 
>> >folder on my local "D" drive  that is shared and in this folder is this 
>> >particular file that the program searches for. 
>> >When I try to map the shared folder on my D drive to the L drive  using 
>> >\\server\share located in tools - map network drive 
>> >
>> >eg \\my computer\shared folder name
>> >I receive the following error message
>> >
>> >Attempting to create drive
>> >
>> >The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error 
>> >occurred
>> >"the network location cannot be reached......"
>> >
>> >I am using windows 2000 on my IBM laptop.
>> >
>> >Any assistance would be greatly appreciated
>> 
>> The drive mapping should work.  Make sure that you've correctly
>> specified the computer and shared folder names and that file sharing
>> is fully enabled.
>> 
>> Another possibility is to use the "subst" command to make L: a synonym
>> for the folder on D:
>> 
>>    subst L: D:\Folder
>
>Thanks Steve,
>
>It still will not work. I ran the subst command in the command prompt window 
>without any success. 

You're welcome, Allan.

What exactly happened when you ran the "subst" command?  What didn't
succeed?  If there was an error message, what did it say?

Specify the folder's actual name, not its share name.  If the folder
name contains blanks, enclose the entire path in double quotes.  For
example:

   subst L: "D:\My Data Folder"
-- 
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:28:09 -0600   author:   Steve Winograd