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Resolution

In order to resolve this issue on the particular machine that is having trouble accessing the mapped location during install, please do the following steps:

1. Open the Registry Editor (Start Menu, search for Regedit).
2. Navigate to the following node: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/System
3. Create a new DWORD value called EnableLinkedConnections with the value of 1.
4. Restart your machine.
5. Start an Administrative Command Prompt and create the mapped drive using the net use command. For instance, "net use M: \\server\path".

Additional Information

• Mapped Network Drives with UAC on Windows Vista
• Net use