Refresh network drives at regular interval

[Emiliio]

Hi,
I have mapped some network drives in My Computer. The drives remains present all the time. But due to some issue when I restart or repair my network connection then some drives becomes active. Where can I get a tool by which I can refresh a network drive at regular interval of times. Second thing I want to empty the virtual memory of Windows XP. What are the settings for the same. Is it possible to run a program as a service in the background. Thanks in advance.

[ThoMas321]

To automatically empty the virtual memory of Windows XP. Click on Start > Run and then type regedit. Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / System / CurrentControlSet / Control / Session Manager / Memory Management and then select ClearPageFileAtShutdown. Set its value to 1 to enable the cache flush. Reboot your system back again to let the settings take effect properly.

[ZeDaX]

For setting up Windows to regularly refresh the network drives you will have to do some modifications in Windows registry. For first run the registry editor. Click on Start > Run, then type regedit. Go to the ree \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Update \ UpdateMode and change the value 1 in 0. Restart your system and check back again. Windows will update the path of network at some interval of time regularly.

[Sam.D]

If you want to run a program like a service then you have to create a registry file entry for the application to do so follow this option. At starting you must have the following two files srvany.exe and instsrv.exe. Then copy them into the directory C: \ windows \ system32 and then click Start > Run and type the command instsrv Mon_Service srvany.exe. It is the service manager. Now, click Start > Run, then type regedit"without quotes. Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ Mon_service \ Parameters and add the following 2 keys: Application value of the path to the executable & AppDirectory value of the path to the executable.