How to Create a "Map Network Drive" Shortcut in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8
Information
Using the Map Network Drive wizard, you can create a shortcut to a shared folder on your computer or shared network folder from a computer on a network (also called mapping a network drive). This will allow you to access the mapped network drive with a drive letter in the Computer (Windows Vista,7,8) or This PC (Windows 8.1) window.
This tutorial will show you how to create or download a Map Network Drive shortcut that opens the Map Network Drive wizard in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
EXAMPLE: Map Network Drive
OPTION ONE
To Download "Map Network Drive" Shortcut
1. Click/tap on the download button below to download the
Map_Network_Drive.zip file.
2. Save the
.zip file to your
desktop.
3. Open the
.zip file and
extract the
Map Network Drive shortcut to your desktop.
4. Unblock the
Map Network Drive shortcut.
5. In
Vista and
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar (Windows 7 only) or
Pin to Start Menu, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
6. In
Windows 8, you can
Pin to Taskbar on desktop,
Pin to Start screen, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
7. When done, you can delete the downloaded
.zip file if you like.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create "Map Network Drive" Shortcut
1. Right click or press and hold on an empty area on your desktop, and click/tap on
New and
Shortcut. (See screenshot below)
2. Type the location below into the location area, and click/tap on the
Next button. (See screenshot below)
Code:
RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL Connect
3. Type
Map Network Drive for the name, and click/tap on the
Finish button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though. 4. Right click or press and hold on the new
Map Network Drive shortcut, and click/tap on
Properties.
5. Click/tap on the
Shortcut tab, then click/tap on the
Change Icon button. (See screenshot below)
6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", type in the location below, and press
Enter. (See screenshot below)
C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll 7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above, and click/tap on
OK. (See screenshot above)
NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.
8. Click/tap on
OK. (See screenshot below)
9. In
Vista and
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar (Windows 7 only) or
Pin to Start Menu, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
10. In
Windows 8, you can
Pin to Taskbar on desktop,
Pin to Start screen, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn