Mapping Network Drives on Windows XP

Mapping Network Drives on Windows XP (Go back)

DriveMapXP Tool

If you are attempting to map to hospital network drive, you can use the following tool: DriveMapXP.  If this tool doesn't work for you, or you are trying to map a personal server not hosted by the hospital, please try the following instructions below.

Find out which drives you have access to:

  • Look up your login info on this site.
  • Enter your Partners Login name (e.g. jha12) OR your whole name and click Send
  • Select the correct user from the drop-down list and click OK
    (If your name is not on the list, please call Help Desk for assistance)
  • Note the full network paths of the drives you would like to connect to. Make sure to include the "$" if it appears in the network path

Mapping to your Volumes

Note: If your version of Windows XP does not look like the pictures below, you are probably using "Windows Classic" Start menu. Try following the instructions for Windows 2000.


Note that SFA Volumes will not be visible in the Windows Explorer or from My Computer. You must access them through My Network Places

  1. Click on Start and select My Network Places Image


  2. Double click on Add Network Place to start the Wizard
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  3. Click: Next
  4. Select: Choose another network location


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  5. Click: Next
  6. Enter YOUR Shared File Area information in the Internet or network address field. See Find out which drives you have access to section above.


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  7. Click: Next
  8. Enter your user name as follows: partners\BICS username (e.g. partnersjha12)
  9. Password should be your BICS KEY


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  10. Click OK
  11. Click Finish and you should be done



To access your shared drives:

Click on Start and choose My Network Places. You should see your shared volumes listed

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If you have difficulties, make sure that you use a backslash (), not a forward slash (/). Note that SFA Volumes will not be visible in the Windows Explorer or from My Computer. You must access them through My Network Places