If you have a local server, then you know (unless someone mapped it for you) when you open Explorer and type in "\\yourServer" it prompts for proper username and password.

I've tried literally a dozen compinations of things the last few days each with major errors in their own right to mimmic this exact prompt.

I don't neccassarly need explorer open, but for use of an office systray i made, i need in office users to first assure they have connectioin to "\\ourServer".
This systray is simplay a menu of folders on the server that makes it easy to access. For comps like mine (where my uname and pass are the same as on server) it's no problem, but for our long distance employees, they always have to open explorer and go login to server before program can build the menu tree.

It's kind of a pain to have to open a seperate program before starting another.

Any suggestions? (no mapping alloud, as there's no point in me requiring every employee to map our server, not to mention, having outside PC's with a mapped drive to the server is just not safe, to much chance of saved passwords and someone unauthorized gaining access)