@REM I created this small utility script, to map on-demand my network drive
@REM that I have on my Windows 7 machine.
@REM The network drive is from a virtual machine, that has a static IP assigned.
@REM
@REM Note:
@REM This does not use the persistent setting, because my VM does not start automatically
@REM at boot time, and sometimes it might also be down, and mapping it as persistent will
@REM result in Windows freezing or delaying the start-up, while waiting to map/mount
@REM a network drive that does not exist.
@REM ----------
@REM (OPTIONAL STEP)
@REM First, if the machine requires login credentials, set them.
@REM @REMove or comment the below line if your network drive does not require login.
@REM My network drive is located at 192.168.140.128 with u/p Mike:mike
@REM The target, that this sets the credentials for, is then 192.168.140.128 (the IP of my VM)

cmdkey /add:192.168.140.128 /user:Mike /pass:mike

@REM You can always check the credentials set, by issuing:
@REM cmdkey /list
@REM ----------
@REM (MAPPING STEP)
@REM Map the network drive (assuming it's available), also specifying username and password
@REM so that the mount is faster. You can ommit the username and password, if you've already
@REM run the cmdkey to add credentials for the target, but it might take a few seconds for
@REM net to check with the credentials manager. As such, I always add it here to,
@REM to make it mount faster.
@REM Below I will map /code on my VM located at 192.168.140.128 to driver letter Y

net use y: \\192.168.140.128\code /u:Mike mike

@REM That's it. Now all I have to do after booting up the VM is to double-click this bat file.
@REM for additional info: `net help use`