Descriptions not showing up for network drives

Terry Kennedy

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I have a number of network drives mapped on my Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) systems. The drives show up and work fine, but are missing the descriptive names in "My Computer". This is happening on all of my Windows 7 systems.

When I map the same set of drives on a system running Windows XP, I see the descriptions as I'd expect.

The network shares are on a number of servers, all of which are running SAMBA 3.5.6. The description is set in the SAMA configuration in the usual manner:

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[SIZE=2][FONT=r_ansi][SIZE=2][FONT=r_ansi][global][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][FONT=r_ansi]server string = RAIDzilla II[/FONT][/SIZE]
...[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=r_ansi][FONT=r_ansi]I asked about this on the SAMBA mailing list and didn't get any answers, so I figured I'd try here.[/FONT]

[FONT=r_ansi]I am attaching screen captures from both the 7 and XP systems so you can see what I mean.
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel Q965016GB KingstonATI Radeon HD 5750
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex 960
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Q9650
Motherboard
Dell Optiplex 960
Memory
16GB Kingston
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5750
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar D2X
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 3008WFP
Hard Drives
WD Velociraptor WD3000HLFS
PSU
Stock
Case
Stock
Cooling
Stock
Anyone? Even a guess?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel Q965016GB KingstonATI Radeon HD 5750
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex 960
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Q9650
Motherboard
Dell Optiplex 960
Memory
16GB Kingston
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5750
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar D2X
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 3008WFP
Hard Drives
WD Velociraptor WD3000HLFS
PSU
Stock
Case
Stock
Cooling
Stock
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