The solution I found/modified was a simple script originally written by Vaughn Miller that asked for a username and password and could map drives after the computer was turned on. I modified the script to include a user home folder mapping. The script is basically a VBS script with an html front end. The file type is .hta, which when doubl-clicked opens up an internet explorer window.
- Open Notepad
- Copy the below code into it
- Save as filename.hta
<!-- HTA script to allow machines that are not joined to a domain to access
Windows file shares with domain credentials. It will atomatically prepend the
domain to the username and then map several drives. If a drive is already
mapped, it is disconnected and then mapped for the current user.
http://www.vaughnemiller.com/2012/08/16/hta-script-for-mapping-network-drives/
https://github.com/vmiller/ConnectDrives
Version 1.0.2 Written by Vaughn Miller 7/20/2012
Version 1.0.3 Modified by Bjorn Behrendt 1/30/14 ~ http://www.edlisten.com
~ Removed looped mapped drive. Was unneeded for my own situation but probably should get put back in
~ Added home folder mapping. This will map to a folder that matches to the username
~ Now removes all current mapped drives, even if they are not defined in this script. This solves a multiple connections error if there is a current mapped drive.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Connect Network Drives</title>
<HTA:APPLICATION
ApplicationName="MapDrives.HTA"
SingleInstance="Yes"
WindowsState="Normal"
Scroll="No"
ICON="computer.ico"
Navigable="Yes"
MaximizeButton="No"
SysMenu="Yes"
Caption="Yes"
></HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
' *** Define Drive Mappings ***
dim arrDrives(1,2)
intMaxdrives = 1
arrDrives(0,0) = "K:"
arrDrives(0,1) = "\\server\TShare"
arrDrives(0,2) = "TShare"
arrDrives(1,0) = "W:"
arrDrives(1,1) = "\\server\homefolders\"
arrDrives(1,2) = "Username" 'Not used in version 1.0.3
' *** End Drive Map Definitions ***
strDOMAIN = "YourDomainName\" 'Domain to prepend to the username
msgSuccess = "The following drives have mapped correctly" & vbCrLf & "K: = CadShare" & vbCrLf & "W: = " & strUsr2 & "'s CAD Folder"
msgError = "An error occurred while mapping: " & Err2 & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Please check your password" & vbCrLf & "If that does not work please restart the computer." & vbCrLf & "If it still does not work after a restart, have your teacher submit a help desk ticket."
Sub Window_Onload
'# Size Window
sHorizontal = 440
sVertical = 220
Window.resizeTo sHorizontal, sVertical
'# Get Monitor Details
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
("winmgmts:root\cimv2")
intHorizontal = sHorizontal *2
intVertical = sVertical *2
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( _
"Select ScreenWidth, ScreenHeight from" _
& " Win32_DesktopMonitor", , 48)
For Each objItem In colItems
sWidth= objItem.ScreenWidth
sHeight = objItem.ScreenHeight
If sWidth > sHorizontal _
then intHorizontal = sWidth
If sHeight > sVertical _
then intVertical = sHeight
Next
Set objWMIService = Nothing
'# Center window on the screen
intLeft = (intHorizontal - sHorizontal) /2
intTop = (intVertical - sVertical) /2
Window.moveTo intLeft, intTop
'# default window content
window.location.href="#Top"
End Sub
Sub RunScript
on Error Resume Next
minUSRnamelength = 2
minPASSwrdlength = 3
strUsr = UsrnameArea.Value
strPas = PasswordArea.Value
strUsr2 = strUsr
Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set oShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
If Len(strUsr) >= minUSRnamelength then
strUsr = strDOMAIN & UCase(strUsr) '<--- adds the domain before the username
if Len(strPas) >= minPASSwrdlength Then
Call ClearDrives ' Delete existing mappings if they exist
'***** Begin Drive mapping *****
Err.Clear
Err2.Clear
objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive arrDrives(0,0), arrDrives(0,1), False, strUsr, strPas
If Err.Number = 0 Then
oShell.NameSpace(arrDrives(0,0)).Self.Name = arrDrives(0,2)
else
Err2 = arrDrives(0,2) & ", " & Err2
End If
Err.Clear
netLocation = arrDrives(1,1) & strUsr2
objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive arrDrives(1,0), netLocation, False, strUsr, strPas
If Err.Number = 0 Then
oShell.NameSpace(arrDrives(1,0)).Self.Name = strUsr2
else
Err2 = strUsr2 & ", " & Err2
End If
If Err.Number = 0 Then
msgbox(msgSuccess)
else
msgbox(msgError)
End If
'***** End Drive Mapping *****
ELSE
Msgbox chr(34) & strPas & """ is an incorrect password !"
Exit Sub
End If
ELSE
Msgbox chr(34) & strUsr & """ is an incorrect Username !"
Exit Sub
End If
' Clean up the objects before exiting
Set oShell = Nothing
Set objNetwork = Nothing
Self.Close()
End Sub
Sub ClearDrives ' Sub Routine to remove the drives if they are already mapped
SET objNetwork = CREATEOBJECT("Wscript.Network")
SET colDrives = objNetwork.EnumNetworkDrives
FOR i = 0 to colDrives.Count-1 Step 2
' Force Removal of network drive and remove from user profile
' objNetwork.RemoveNetworkDrive strName, [bForce], [bUpdateProfile]
objNetwork.RemoveNetworkDrive colDrives.Item(i),TRUE,TRUE
NEXT
' on Error Resume Next
' Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
'
'
' '***** Begin section to delete drive mappings ***
' Set AllDrives = objNetwork.EnumNetworkDrives
' For n = 0 To intMaxDrives 'Loop through our array of drives
' For i = 0 To AllDrives.Count - 1 Step 2
' If AllDrives.Item(i) = arrDrives(n,0) Then AlreadyConnected = True
' Next
' If AlreadyConnected = True then
' objNetwork.RemoveNetworkDrive arrDrives(n,0), True, True
' End If
' Next
' 'msgbox ("disconnected1")
sbWait(3)
' 'msgbox ("d-end")
' '***** End section to delete drive mappings
End Sub
Sub DisconnectDrives ' Calls ClearDrives subroutine and then closes the window
Call ClearDrives
Set oShell = Nothing
Set objNetwork = Nothing
Self.close()
End Sub
Sub sbWait(iSeconds)
Dim oShell : Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oShell.run "cmd /c ping localhost -n " & iSeconds,0,True
End Sub
Sub CancelScript
Set oShell = Nothing
Set objNetwork = Nothing
Self.Close()
End Sub
</SCRIPT>
<BODY STYLE="font:14 pt arial; color:black;">
<a name="Top"></a><CENTER>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial">
<tr>
<td colspan="2" height="50" valign="top"><p style="text-align: center;">
Your School<br />
The Lab</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<tr>
<td height="30"><p align="right">Your Username</p></td>
<td height="30"> <input type="text" name="UsrnameArea" size="30"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td height="30"><p align="right">Password</p></td>
<td height="30"> <input type="password" name="PasswordArea" size="30"></td></tr>
</table><BR>
<HR color="#0000FF">
<Input id=runbutton class="button" type="button" value=" Log On " name="run_button" onClick="RunScript">
<Input id=runbutton class="button" type="button" value=" Log Off " name="dis_button" onClick="DisconnectDrives">
<Input id=runbutton class="button" type="button" value="Cancel" name="cancel_button" onClick="CancelScript">
<br/>
</CENTER>
</BODY>
</HTML>
I used http://codeformatter.blogspot.com/ to convert the source-code into a format that I can post on Blogger.
