We've got numerous Windows 7 machines that will show a mapped network drive as disconnected on boot up. Seems to be all versions of Windows 7 as well. In the "My Computer" windows the mapped drive is visible, but with a RED X on it. If you double click on it, the red X goes away and displays the contents of that share. I don't believe it's a timeout issue (as mentioned in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684) because this occurs imediately on startup.
Why is Windows 7 booting up with Mapped drives showing as disconnected
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Best Answer
This is a common issue with Windows 7, the best solution I've been able to find is to run a batch file that remaps the drive upon logging in.