net use command - WinXP Embedded

Question

I'm trying to use the 'net use' command to map a drive from a Windows XP Embedded system(built using Target Designer), but when I try to execute the 'net use' command, it is un-recognized. The command works great on my desktop WinXP machine, just not on the embedded system. I'm not sure if we are missing a package that needs to be on the XP Embedded system?

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Here is how i'm using the net use command:

net use X: \\150.168.80.4\Shared_Test

Here is what I'm trying to accomplish: Map to a drive from a WinXP Embedded machine only if the file server (Windows XP) is available. The batch file listed below is the one being run on the WinXP Embedded system.

:VERIFY
echo.
echo ----------VERIFYING FILESERVER AVAILABILITY----------
ping 150.168.80.4 -n 2
if errorlevel 1 goto RETRY
if errorlevel 0 goto MAPDRIVE
goto END

:RETRY
    echo.
    echo ----------FILESERVER UNAVAILABLE.......RETRYING!----------
    goto VERIFY


:MAPDRIVE
    echo.
    echo ----------FILESERVER AVAILABLE.....TRYING TO MAP TO FILESERVER----------
    net use X: \\150.168.80.4\Shared_Test
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 >NUL
    IF NOT EXIST M:\ goto MAPDRIVE
    IF EXIST M:\ goto END

:END
echo.
echo ----------FILESERVER MAPPING SUCCESSFUL....GOODBYE!----------
    echo.

I'm experiencing this issue, did you find any workaround? – Daniel B Jan 18 '13 at 21:16 — Daniel B, Jan 18 '13 at 21:16

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 20 '10 at 15:25

This is probably unrelated, but I see a problem you could be having--in the :MAPDRIVE section you are mapping the drive as letter X:, but then checking to see if drive letter M: is available... so even if X: mapped successfully, this batch script would loop forever until/unless you had an M:-drive.

As for XP-Embedded not having the 'net use' command, I dunno... In WinXP the net.exe command is found in "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" by default. Can you check on your XP-Embedded has this executable? If so, do the commands net /? or net use /? give you syntax help?

The M: & X: was an oversight on my part when cutting/pasting here.....I will check for net.exe, thanks — JB_SO, Jan 20 '10 at 15:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 18 '11 at 15:25

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The net command is provided by a Windows Embedded component called "Net.exe Utility". Search for it in Target Designer and add it to your target.

answered Nov 18 '11 at 15:25

Reed Hedges

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