Home Directory Service

Map a Drive to Home Directory on a Windows XP Computer

Using Windows XP, you may be able to map a drive to the location where your Home Directory files reside, which achieves the same result as connecting through the Home Directory application (although auto-logoff settings are not implemented).

To do this, you must have a working connection to the University computing network. If you are off-Grounds, you must be connected via the Cisco Virtual Private network (VPN), configured to use UVa-Anywhere.

Map a drive to your Home Directory with Windows XP

  1. From your computer desktop, right-click the My Computer icon, then select Map Network Drive...
  2. In the Map Network Drive dialog box, select an available drive letter (the first available drive will be selected by default, but you may choose any available drive letter you wish).
  3. In the Folder field, type the full path of your Home Directory: \\home1.virginia.edu\userID where userID is your UVa Computing ID (for example, mst3k), as in the image below.
  4. Click the Finish button.

    HDS Map Network Drive

  5. If you are prompted for a user ID and password after clicking the Finish button, enter your UVa computing ID like this: ESERVICES\mst3k, and then your Eservices password.
  6. Once successfully mapped, you will see a window showing the contents of your Home Directory, just as you would with the Home Directory Login application.

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