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Adding a “Map Drive” button to the toolbar

Want to make it easier and quicker to map network drives and disconnect from them? You can put “Map Drive” and “Disconnect” buttons on the Explorer toolbar so you won’t have to go through menus to do it. Here’s how:
1. Click Start | My Computer.
2. Right click the toolbar, then click Customize.
3. In the Customize Toolbar dialog box, scroll down to Map Drive in the list of Available Toolbar Buttons in the left pane and highlight it.
4. Click the Add button.
5. In the left pane, highlight Disconnect.
6. Click the Add button.
7. Click the Close button.
Now the new buttons appear on your toolbar. To map a drive, click the Map Drive button and navigate to the drive you want to map.