Question : How to have mapped drives auto map when a user logs in as well - outlook on any workstation and terminal server on domain.

Hello experts.

I just added a terminal server to our domain and I have a few question.

I have also noticed the some of my user are jumping around workstations and I only have them setup on the assigned machines, so when they log in to other workstations none of the drives are there or outlook.

so my question are.

1. how to have mapped drives automap when a user logs in.  with a script or GP (I am just starting to use GP and am still pretty new at it.) we have 2 drives to map

2. can outlook be setup the same way, (we have an exchange server), can outlook be setup to the specific user when loggin in so a user can login to any workstation or terminal server and there outlook mailbox will be loaded.

hope those make sense about what i am trying to do.  does it have something to do with roaming profiles?

thanks guys

Jeff

Answer : How to have mapped drives auto map when a user logs in as well - outlook on any workstation and terminal server on domain.

Ok, not sure if this is the best or most common practice, but this is what I use.

In each users profile, they are forced to run netdrive.bat which includes:

@ECHO OFF
CLS
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO Please wait while I connect to the file server...
ECHO.
ECHO.
NET USE X: /delete /y
NET USE U: /delete /y
NET USE X: \\bcrsfs1\COMMONSHARE
NET USE U: \\bcrsfs1\CHIEFSHARE
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO Starting User Agreement and Message Of The Day
ECHO.
ECHO.
start iexplore http://bcrsfs1:8080
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO All Done!  Have a wonderful day.