Map network drives with user account control enabled

Mapping network drives with Windows User Account Control (UAC) enabled can create issues with subsequent access to those drives. Windows considers mapping a network drive and later access to that drive, to import objects from a network location, for example, as separate logon contexts, and issues separate credentials. Without correct credentials, the mapped network drives can become inaccessible.

You can ensure that no issues occur with mapped drives by using one of two methods to map the drives:

1. Map drives from the command prompt as an administrator.

   From Windows Start/All Programs, select Accessories, then right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator on the context menu.

   At the command prompt, type the "net use" command, using the following format:

   net use \\<computername>\<sharename> /user:<username>

   Example:
   net use z: \\MainComputer\ObjectFiles /user:DRoberts

   where the drive being mapped is z:, the computer name is MainComputer, the share name is ObjectFiles, and the user name is DRoberts.

2. Map drives from the IDE using elevated privileges.

   For example, you can map drives from the Import Object(s) dialog.