Comments on: Mapped Drive for CrashPlan as Windows Service http://scandalon.com/2009/09/mapped-drive-for-crashplan-as-windows-service/ Surmounting the stumbling blocks of life. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:22:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Rune Sommer http://scandalon.com/2009/09/mapped-drive-for-crashplan-as-windows-service/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Rune Sommer Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:46:31 +0000 http://scandalon.com/?p=148#comment-109 Magic has happened: If i run the bat-file manually, i just attach the networkdrive like windows normally do (as shown in link: http://gratisupload.dk/download/50268/ ) If i use the Taks (in task manager) http://gratisupload.dk/download/50287/ to run the same bat-file, the drive get "attached" as a disconnected drive - just like the picture in the guide: http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/recipe/back_up_windows_mapped_drives When i set the Task to "startup with windows", nothing happens. AND fortunately when i run the bat-file via the Task-program, CP can detect the "disconnected" drive. Without stopping/restarting the services. If i just run the bat-file manually, CP don't detect the attached drive. Only Windows Explorer does. My conclusion is: The bat-file has to be run as SYSTEM. And the only way i know (at the moment) how to do that, is through the Task. Long time ago, i used a small program called "delayrun". It can delay the startup of any file (you choose) and delay the startup or 1 to infinity seconds. If i could direct DelayRun to the Task (that runs my bat-file) and startup with a delay of 30-60 seconds, the "disconnected" drive will be attached and CP will do the magic at any time. Magic has happened:

If i run the bat-file manually, i just attach the networkdrive like windows normally do (as shown in link:
http://gratisupload.dk/download/50268/ )
If i use the Taks (in task manager) http://gratisupload.dk/download/50287/ to run the same bat-file, the drive get “attached” as a disconnected drive – just like the picture in the guide: http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/recipe/back_up_windows_mapped_drives
When i set the Task to “startup with windows”, nothing happens.

AND fortunately when i run the bat-file via the Task-program, CP can detect the “disconnected” drive. Without stopping/restarting the services.

If i just run the bat-file manually, CP don’t detect the attached drive. Only Windows Explorer does.

My conclusion is: The bat-file has to be run as SYSTEM. And the only way i know (at the moment) how to do that, is through the Task. Long time ago, i used a small program called “delayrun”. It can delay the startup of any file (you choose) and delay the startup or 1 to infinity seconds. If i could direct DelayRun to the Task (that runs my bat-file) and startup with a delay of 30-60 seconds, the “disconnected” drive will be attached and CP will do the magic at any time.

]]> By: Rune Sommer http://scandalon.com/2009/09/mapped-drive-for-crashplan-as-windows-service/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Rune Sommer Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:23:06 +0000 http://scandalon.com/?p=148#comment-108 I still can't make this work. Either my Batch-file is wrong, or it just can't attach the networkdrive properly. my bat-file is: net use G: \\X1server\TEST /USER:X1server/Ejer password >> logfile-stuff. But when i restart winXP it doesn't attach my drive (can't reach the drive). If i use the bat-file on startup, nothing happens. If i use the bat-file after startup (manually) it attaches the drive. But not as the "disconnected drive" as shown in the manual. If you made it work on your system, could you help me too? You could get access to my system via TeamViewer.com and remotely help me with the settings? ID: 235060514 I still can’t make this work.
Either my Batch-file is wrong, or it just can’t attach the networkdrive properly.
my bat-file is:
net use G: \\X1server\TEST /USER:X1server/Ejer password >> logfile-stuff.
But when i restart winXP it doesn’t attach my drive (can’t reach the drive).

If i use the bat-file on startup, nothing happens.
If i use the bat-file after startup (manually) it attaches the drive. But not as the “disconnected drive” as shown in the manual.

If you made it work on your system, could you help me too? You could get access to my system via TeamViewer.com and remotely help me with the settings? ID: 235060514

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