What would prevent a .BAT file from being run on a mapped drive?
- by JBurace
In WinXP SP3, I have a .BAT file on a mapped drive. When I try to run this .BAT file (or even right click-edit) it gives me:
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Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.
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OK
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This happens with any .BAT file, no matter what is within the file. If the file is on my local computer (like C:) it will run just fine. If someone else runs it from another computer (on the same mapped drive), it runs just fine.
I have full permissions on the drive; I can edit/delete/save/write/create in that folder and/or .BAT file and I've ruled out permissions being the issue.
It seems like a security prevention, but I can't tell what it would be. It would have to be something on my PC, but I don't use any 3rd party software.
What would cause this error?