Quickly Map A Network Drive From Any Folder

If you frequently have to change your drive mappings or create new ones, there's a shortcut included in Windows XP that can make this multi-step process a little easier for you. All you need to do is to add the Map Drive button to your toolbar.

Open My Computer and right-click on the toolbar. If the Lock The Toolbars menu command has a check mark next to it, select this menu command to unlock the toolbars. Next, right-click on the toolbar again and choose Customize. In the Customize Toolbar dialog box, scroll down and select the Map Drive button in the Available Toolbar Buttons list box, and then click Add to add it to the Current Toolbar Buttons list box. Then, click the Close button. The Map Drive button appears in the toolbar, and you can now click on it to map drives from any folder window