You can change the password, choose another picture for the logon, or work in your Click the X to close the dialog box.

Part III ✦ Working with Networked Computers You save the file as a BAT file. You can save it anywhere, such as the Windows directory. Next, place a shortcut in the Windows StartUp folder. The next time the user starts the computer, the network connections are made automatically. Creating a batch file is a lot easier than it sounds. Follow these steps: 1. Choose Start ➪ Programs ➪ Accessories ➪ Notepad. The Notepad window appears. 2. Type the command and parameters. Following is a sample: NET USE N: \\SUE\ NETSHARE . 3. Optionally, add other drive mappings, such as NET USE N: \\SUE\NETSHARE, \\SUE\MSPUBS, and \\CARLOS\DOCS. 4. Choose File ➪ Save As. The Save As dialog box appears. 5. In the File Name text box, enter a name; the name must be no more than eight charac- ters long, plus the .BAT extension. Make sure that you enter the .BAT extension; other- wise, Notepad enters a .TXT extension. You might call it CONNECT.BAT, for example, or HUGH.BAT. 6. In the Save as Type box, specify that you want to save the file as a text document. 7. By default, Notepad saves files in the My Documents folder. You should not save the file here because it can be deleted easily. Save the file in the C:\Windows directory.

8. Click Save. Figure 13-20 illustrates the batch file in Notepad.

Figure 13-20: Enter multiple network connections, if you want.

9. Choose File ➪ Exit.

Placing the file in the StartUp folder You must place the file in the StartUp folder before it will work. Any file in the StartUp folder is executed automatically when Windows starts. When using the StartUp folder, you can use a shortcut to the file instead of the original file, so you’ll have a backup for the file. A shortcut is a marker that identifies the file and its location. Chapter 13 ✦ Accessing the Network You use the Windows Explorer to create the shortcut and move it to the folder. If you need help with the Windows Explorer, see Chapter 14. To place the file’s shortcut in the StartUp folder, follow these steps: 1. Choose Start ➪ Programs ➪ Windows Explorer. The Windows Explorer window appears. 2. Open the Windows folder. In the right window, scroll to the end of the folders list, where the list of files begins. Locate your file; files are listed in alphabetical order after the list of folders. Select the file.

3. Right-click the file, and from the quick menu, choose Create Shortcut. Windows creates

the shortcut to your batch file and places it at the end of the file list, with the shortcut selected.

4. Right-click the selected file and choose Cut from the quick menu. 5.