Entered Wrong password, now can't map network drive

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  1. Posts : 16
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
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    Entered Wrong password, now can't map network drive


    I have set up a Windows 7 machine that shares out a hard drive as a network share along with printers to our network. On another computer I was mapping the network drive and accidentally entered the wrong credentials (wrong user name) and choose the remember credentials setting, and it would not let me map the drive. I tried to go back in and remap the drive again but Windows is remembering the user name/password and I can't map it. I can map the drive from any other computer just fine. Does anyone know how to make Windows forget the credentials so I can map the drive?
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  2. Posts : 1,161
    Windows 8.1 PRO
       #2

    Well to my knowledge.. If you put in the wrong password and remember the credentials... it would just prompt you again. Hm

    Have you tried running ccleaner?
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  3. Posts : 16
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #3

    You would think thats what it would do but its not. I try to click on the computer in the network that has the drive and it just says that I can't connect to it and that I might have the wrong password or that it may not allow sharing (which it does). I could try running ccleaner I guess.
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  4. aem
    Posts : 2,698
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #4

    You could try and log onto the machine you are mapping to, and reset the password for the userid. Have you done that?
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  5. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #5

    Just disconnect (delete) the mapped drive and map the same drive again.
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  6. Posts : 18
    Windows Se7en Ultimate + Windows XP SP3
       #6

    Change the computer name of the mapped drive
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  7. Posts : 16
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #7

    The problem is the drive never mapped. It was in the process of mapping that the wrong information was entered so it never got that far. I attached a picture of the exact error I'm getting. This pops up when I click on the computer's icon. I don't even have a chance to enter any information.
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  8. Posts : 18
    Windows Se7en Ultimate + Windows XP SP3
       #8

    TUISTERa said:
    Change the computer name of the mapped drive
    What was the effect of that procedure???Change the name LAN-SERVER to LAN-SERVER2 just for testing... If nothing happens you can change it back to previous state .
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  9. aem
    Posts : 2,698
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #9

    Check if there are any shares in this location.

    HKEY)CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

    Remove it and you should be good.
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  10. Posts : 16
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Changing the name of the computer did work but I changed it back so all of the other computer's printers/drives would still work. I keep it in mind as a last resort though.

    I did find a key for mapped network drive. I deleted it and restarted the system and it still didn't work.
    I'm going to try a few other things and see if I can get anything else to work.

    Thanks for your help so far!
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