subst
Is there a way I can make subst commands persistant (they are still active at the next reboot)? I know you can map a network drive to a local folder to get a persistant directory mapped to drive but this solution is far from ideal.
Is there a way I can make subst commands persistant (they are still active at the next reboot)? I know you can map a network drive to a local folder to get a persistant directory mapped to drive but this solution is far from ideal. Subst would work better but it doesn't survive to the next restart.
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You could write a BAT file to run subst and place it in the startup folder on the start menu
Yeah, an easy way is to make a shortcut to the complete subst command you want to use, and put it in your Startup folder. For example:
When the shortcut wizard first prompts you, type something like "subst u: c:\windows" , click Next, name the shortcut whatever you want, and then click Finish.
To place the shortcut in your startup folder, drag it to the Start Menu -> All Programs (ie. Programs) -> Startup and drop it there.
When the shortcut wizard first prompts you, type something like "subst u: c:\windows" , click Next, name the shortcut whatever you want, and then click Finish.
To place the shortcut in your startup folder, drag it to the Start Menu -> All Programs (ie. Programs) -> Startup and drop it there.
The batch file would be ideal if you want to run subst several times on startup. Either way works for one total subst command.
To make a batch file open Notepad, type in the complete command you want, separate each command by a line break:
(eg.) subst u: c:\windows
subst v: "c:\program files"
then save the text file with a .bat extension by enclosing the filename in quotes:
(eg.) "startup_file.bat"
Once that's done, drag the saved batch file to your Startup folder.
To make a batch file open Notepad, type in the complete command you want, separate each command by a line break:
(eg.) subst u: c:\windows
subst v: "c:\program files"
then save the text file with a .bat extension by enclosing the filename in quotes:
(eg.) "startup_file.bat"
Once that's done, drag the saved batch file to your Startup folder.
