restarting guest = no shared folders

[justinrpg]

if I just restart a Windows XP guest upon restart my shared folders are NOT there! I don't have that problem when I choose 'Shut Down' instead of 'Restart'. it is just when I choose restart that I have this problem! even a restart for Windows updates has this issue! how can I fix this?

[Perryg]

We would need to know how you have shared the folders. Was it normal or auto mount?
Have you read Shared folders in your users manual?

[justinrpg]

I have in on Auto-Mount...

[Perryg]

I've never cared that much for auto-mount myself. If it were my system I would delete the auto mount and just use the normal mount. If you want the shared folder to have a drive number then use the net use command in a command window. See example below.

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net use x: \\vboxsvr\sharename -p

Replace x with what ever (unused) drive letter you want and the sharename with the name you gave the share. Use simple names without spaces or special characters.
The -p at the end makes it persistent.