AutoCAD duplicating mapped network drive?

[tgarrett]

Hello, I have an issue that I just can't figure out. I don't know if it is a AutoCAD - Windows 7 issue or something completely unrelated. All of my drawing files, including my setup files are all located on a network drive letter that I have mapped as "Z". This is not a scripted mapped drive. For some reason, myself and my co-worker have a problem where this drive is duplicating itself and assigning itself a new drive letter until they are all used. So to clarify, I will have 5 or so "cad" drives with multiple drive letters assigned. It seams to happen when I open an older drawing file that was not created in the version that I am running. If I do not have AutoCAD running, or open an older drawing file, the self duplicating does not occur. It does not appear to be version related, for I am running AutoCAD Architectecture 2013 and my co-worker 2012. Please let me know if anyone has any ideas. This does not appear to be creating issues, other than the annoyance. Thanks for any help.

[JGA_o1]

This is an old post, but some of our staff are having the same problem in LT 2014. Was a solution found?

[rkmcswain]

Unlikely since this it's pretty old, but you might look at this anyway: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/2633ec25-3812-4c58-a8e3-ad7a1bb63f08/windows-mapping-same-share-to-all-open-drive-letters?forum=itproxpsp

Another OLD, unanswered post that doesn't really help: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2000-2000i-2002-DWG/Duplicate-Mapped-Drives/td-p/173943

I seem to recall this problem from long ago, but unfortunately can't offer a solution either...

[JGA_o1]

rkmcswain, thanks for replying. Unfortunately, we're still on the hunt for a solution.