How can I use a Mac OS X folder as a Windows drive (with an assigned drive letter)?

[UlfDunkel]

I've been googling for hours but didn't find any helpful answer yet, so I decided to ask right here.

On a Mac OS X 10.8.5 system, I have installed Windows XP on VMWare Fusion 6. I would like to use some user-defined Mac folders (e.g. named "Folder D" or "Folder L") as Windows drives (e.g. drive "D:\" and "L:\"). Is this possible somehow?

[ColoradoMarmot · Accepted solution]

Sure, use shared folders in Fusion, then in Windows, use the SUBST: command from a CMD prompt to point the drive letter to the shared folder.

[WoodyZ]

I've been googling for hours but didn't find any helpful answer yet, so I decided to ask right here.

It seriously took me only 30 seconds to find the following querying Google...

Have a look at: Sharing a folder from your Mac to a virtual machine (1004055)

Have a look at: Cannot change the drive letter of a shared folder in VMware Fusion and Workstation (2049900)

Have a look at: Net use

[UlfDunkel]

Thank you so much for pointing me to this really simple solution. Sometimes one doesn't see the forrest for the trees. This is what I did now:

In Windows, I launched Editor and created this file: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\substitute.bat, with the following content:

subst d: "z:\Folder D"

subst l: "z:\Folder L"

I then added it to the Autostart folder in "Start > Programs".

After a Windows relaunch, the shared folders now are automatically mapped to the desired drive letters.

[ChipMcK]

LOL !!

Windows Explorer has Menu selection for this.

And you may make the settings permanent or temporary.

LOL