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Answered Script for mappings doesn't work on Win7?

  • Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:08 AM
     
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    Hello,

    I have a Domain managed by Windows 2003R2 SP2 servers with Windows XP SP3 Pro workstations.
    I use the script "RenUse.bat" (copy below) via GPO to map the network drives required for each user, and it works fine.

    I just added new stations Windows 7 Ultimate (32bits) to the Domain, and and the mappings do not appear.
    Could you help me fix this problem?

    "RenUse.bat" script
    @echo off
setlocal
if {%3}=={} @echo Syntax: RenUse Name Drive: Server\Share [Options] &goto done
if not "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" goto W9x
set arg=%1
set arg=%arg:"=%
set drive=%2
set drivel=%drive:~0,1%
if "%drivel%:" NEQ "%drive%" @echo Syntax: RenUse Name Drive: Server\Share [Options] &goto done
for /f "Tokens=5,6 Delims=[. " %%i in ('ver') do @set osv=%%i.%%j
if "%osv:~0,3%" LSS "5.0" goto w9x
if "%osv:~0,3%" GTR "5.0" goto wxp
set uni=!21#23$24'27(28)29*2A+2B,2C-2D.2E/2F030131232333434535636737838939?3F@40A41B42C43D44E45F46G47H48I49J4AK4BL4CM4DN4EO4FP50Q51R52S53T54U55V56W57X58Y59Z5A[5B\5C]5D_5F`60a61b62c63d64e65f66g67h68i69j6Ak6Bl6Cm6Dn6Eo6Fp70q71r72s73t74u75v76w77x78y79z7A{7B}7D~20~20
set cachefill=000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000##
set cache=
set /a cachecnt=0
if exist %drive% net use %drive% /D>nul 2>&1
net use %drive% %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8>nul 2>&1
set arg=%arg: =~%
set file=%TEMP%\Renuse.tmp
set file="%file:"=%"
if exist %file% del /q %file%
for /l %%i in (0,3,249) do call :build %%i
set /a cnt=0
goto :parse
:build
for /f "Tokens=*" %%j in ('@echo %%uni:~%1^,3%%') do @echo %%j>>%file%
goto :EOF
:parse
for /f "Tokens=*" %%n in ('@echo %%arg:~%cnt%^,1%%') do set char=%%n
if "%char%" EQU "ECHO is on." goto end
set /a cnt=%cnt% + 1
for /f "Tokens=*" %%t in ('findstr /B /L /C:%char% %file%') do set unit="%%t"
if %unit% EQU "" set unit="~20"
set cache=%cache%%unit:~2,2%00
set /a cachecnt=%cachecnt% + 4
set cachefill=%cachefill:0000##=##%
if %cachecnt% GEQ 128 goto end
goto parse
:wxp
if exist %drive% net use %drive% /D>nul 2>&1
set key=%3
set key=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\%key:\=#%
reg ADD %key% /v _LabelFromReg /d "%arg%" /f>nul 2>&1
:wxpqry
reg QUERY %key% /v _LabelFromReg>nul 2>&1
if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 1 goto :wxpqry
net use %drive% %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8>nul 2>&1
endlocal
goto :EOF
:w9x
if exist %2 net use %2 /D>nul 2>&1
net use %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8>nul 2>&1
endlocal
goto :EOF
:end
set cachefill=%cachefill:##=%
set cache=%cache%%cachefill%
:query
set key=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints\%drivel%\_LabelFromReg
reg QUERY %key% /v Cache>nul 2>&1
if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 1 goto :query
reg QUERY %key% /v Version>nul 2>&1
if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 1 goto :query
reg ADD %key% /v Cache /t REG_BINARY /d %cache% /f>nul 2>&1
reg ADD %key% /v Version /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f>nul 2>&1
:done
Endlocal

    Thank you,
    Chris


    • Edited by chrbar Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:09 AM
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  • Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:30 AM
     
     
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    Do you have UAC enabled on Windows 7 machines. If you do try to disable that and run the script, I would presume that UAC prevents the script from making registry changes.
     
  • Thursday, March 15, 2012 2:47 PM
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    Hi,

    That script is very difficult to decipher. You need to pare it down to the bare minimum that fails. In addition, when you say that something didn't work, you have to say how it didn't work.

    Bill

     
  • Thursday, March 15, 2012 2:59 PM
     
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    Do you have UAC enabled on Windows 7 machines. If you do try to disable that and run the script, I would presume that UAC prevents the script from making registry changes.

    UAC has nothing to do with login scripts and will not affect printer and drive mappings which never need elevation.

    The issue is likely due to the async nature of the login script under Win7.

    Under WS2008R2 domain it is much better to do drive and printer mappings with Group Policy preferences.  They will apply to all OSs and work correctly on both XP and Win7.

    The script that is posted does not do drive mappings but uses registry edits.  This is very odd and not at all necessary. Just replace this with NET USE <drive> <share> /persistent:yes

    The batch file was written for W95 and updated to work with NT4. 

    On Win 7 these lines will fail:
    for /f "Tokens=5,6 Delims=[. " %i in ('ver') do @set osv=%i.%j
    if "%osv:~0,3%" LSS "5.0" goto w9x
    if "    %osv:~0,3%" GTR "5.0" goto wxp

    The version woll not match anything and the updates added for XP will be skipped. I believe you need to use the XP code on Win7 as the old NT4 section will likely fail.

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯





     
  • Thursday, March 15, 2012 3:19 PM
     
     
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    The batch file was written for W95 and updated to work with NT4. 

    On WInc 7 these lines will fail:
    for /f "Tokens=5,6 Delims=[. " %i in ('ver') do @set osv=%i.%j
    if "%osv:~0,3%" LSS "5.0" goto w9x
    if "    %osv:~0,3%" GTR "5.0" goto wxp

    The version will not match anything and the updates added for XP will be skipped. I believe you need to use the XP code on Win7 as the old NT4 section will likely fail. 

    I highly recommend setting up a GPO tied to only the Win7 machines and use preferences to map drives.  It will be muxh easier and more maintainable.

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯