Win 7 - I have user Document locations pointed to a mapped drive (M:) which is mapped with group policy (User Config / Preferences / Windows Settings / Drive Maps).
The problem is that many installers don't like this arrangement. Acrobat Reader and Adobe Flash among many. For one reason or another, they want to see Administrative access to that Documents share (I think that is stated correctly). Usually I see an "Invalid Drive M: .." error.
My solution when something won't install is to open an elevated command prompt and remap the drive (net use M:\\server\share...). Then re-run the installer. Very tedious when you have to explain such a fix to many users.
So... I was wondering if there was a way to map with policy so that it was mapped with admin privileges already? (all users are admin to their local machine). OR, if I can't fix that way, I'm wondering if there is an arrangement I can put together with a BAT file that could first map that drive for the user administratively when needed, such that I could point people to a bat file for software distribution, and have that execute the installer after mapping. (though I suppose if that is possible, then group policy should be able to distribute such a solution in the first place)
Thanks for any help you can offer!!