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Mapped Network Drives in Windows 7

Hello All I have a strange one here. I have mapped a network drive as drive z: in windows 7 to a computer running XP but the drive doesnt display in windows explorer also when I go to disconnect network drive there are no drives listed to disconnect. However I know that the drive is mapped correctly becauce I can access it from command prompt and copy files from the network drive to my local drive. I have tried refreshing windows explorer but the drive wont display.
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Hi Ronan_1969,

Welcome to Microsoft Answers!

Try these steps and check if it helps.

Open the Group Policy Editor

        1.    Go to start  and type in gpedit.msc and press Enter.

       2.   Go to User Configuration  and then go to Administrative Templates

       3.   Now click on Windows Components  and then open Windows Explorer.

       4.  Here,  check if “Hide these specified drives in My Computer” is enabled.

       5.  If it is enabled, then disable the option.

 
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Afzal-Microsoft Support.
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Last updated April 21, 2025 Views 2,400 Applies to: