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The Credentials Manager service does not save credentials when you try to map a drive by using a "net use" command together with the "/savecred" option

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You have a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
  • You have other computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.
  • Both of computers are in a same workgroup.
In this scenario, the Credentials Manager (CredMan) service does not save credentials when you try to map a drive by using a net use command together with the /savecred option.

Note This behavior differs from Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.

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More information

For more information about the "Net use" command, visit the following Web site:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490717.aspx
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
960646 If the "Reconnect at logon" option is selected, a network drive that is mapped to a Web share is displayed as a red X after you restart a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

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Article Info
Article ID : 971152
Revision : 1
Created on : 5/18/2009
Published on : 5/18/2009
Exists online : False
Views : 354