"RMB" <R**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> FW 1.1 VB.Net
>
> When I make a call to either system.environment.getlogicaldrives or
> System.io.Directory.GetLogicalDrives from a Windows service, my mapped
> drives
> are not returned.
>
> I also tried WMI WIN32_MappedLogicalDisk, but unfortunately this does not
> work with W2K.
>
> Any ideas why GetLogicalDrives does not return my mapped drives when
> called
> from a Windows service?

"William DePalo [MVP VC++]" wrote:

> "RMB" <R**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CC7871EC-4D3E-4A16-A569-7EB57CC7151B@microsoft.com...
> > FW 1.1 VB.Net
> >
> > When I make a call to either system.environment.getlogicaldrives or
> > System.io.Directory.GetLogicalDrives from a Windows service, my mapped
> > drives
> > are not returned.
> >
> > I also tried WMI WIN32_MappedLogicalDisk, but unfortunately this does not
> > work with W2K.
> >
> > Any ideas why GetLogicalDrives does not return my mapped drives when
> > called
> > from a Windows service?
>
> On WIndows XP and Windows Server 2003, each logon session gets its own set
> of drive letters. This differs from the earlier behavior in which there were
> 26 drive letters system-wide.
>
> Details are here:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/180362
>
> Short story: use UNC paths in services.
>
> Regards,
> Will
>
>
>