| If you will be remapping server drives on a MetaFrame XP Server you will need to run the DriveRemap.exe utility located on the root of the MetaFrame XP Feature Release 3 Server CDROM. If you will be remapping drives then it is highly recommended to do so before you install MetaFrame XP or upgrade to Feature Release 3. If you remap server drive letters after installing or upgrading, then you will be required to do so before installing any application or run the risk of server instability or worse. Beware! If the server is a member of a Windows 2000 Active Directory Domain, driveremap.exe will hang. Move the server into a workgroup, remap the drives, and then rejoin the Active Directory domain. Note: In my opinion, I would be careful remapping drives. As discussed in the Analysis phase of this document, we dont want to plan for today but for tomorrow and with this in mind, I have always taken the mindset that I dont know what applications or system service/devices that might need to be installed in the future which might requires the server drives to start with C:. Granted there are a few workarounds, I still tend to believe in training my users once, vs. running the risk of needing to change configurations in the future which would require end-user re-education. Note: It is highly not recommended to run the Drive Remap utility after installing MetaFrame XP with Feature Release 3. Note: The DriveRemap.exe utility might fail to run if the server drives are not consistent. i.e., C:, D: and E: If the drives to be remapped are not consistent, .i.e., C:, D:, E: then it will fail to run The following defines how to remap server drive letters. 1. Insert the MetaFrame XP with Feature Release 3 Server CD and open to the root of the CDROM in Windows Explorer and double click on the DriveRemap.exe utility. 
2. Select the the drive letter you want to remap the C: drive to in the New drive letter drop down box and click OK. 
3. The drives with now be remapped and links reconfigured. 
4. Click Yes to restart the server in order for the drive remapping to take page. 
Note: If you intend to change the servers drive letters, it is required to do so before you install MetaFrame XP. If you change server drive letters after installing MetaFrame XP then you run the risk of the applications not functioning properly and a server rebuild would be required to remedy the issue. Important! Cloning MetaFrame XP Servers with remapped drives can be tricky and hence another great reason why I recommend against remapping drives.
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