Question about IFS and password synchronization

Hello all........

I have a question that I have seen answered in the newsgroups before but
not since the advent of Windows XP.  We have an application set up that
archives our daily invoices to PDF files in a folder on the IFS.  Then,
when a user needs to access a past invoice, they have a Windows mapped
drive that points to this particular IFS folder.  Our problem is (and I am
sure you can see where this is headed) when the user changes their iSeries
password they cannot reconnect to the mapped drive without a reboot and a
re-mapping of the drive.  In the past posts I have seen how this can be
handled, but they were always within older versions of Windows.  Does
anyone have experience with how to handle this on Windows XP?

Alternatively, I know there is a way to set up Ops Nav with a shortcut so
that the user could go right to the particular IFS directory.  However,
when you attempt to open one of the PDFs through Ops Nav, you get a
"program error occurred" dialog box.   Would Ops Nav be an alternative that
would circumvent the password issue if I can figure out why I can't open a
PDF through Ops Nav?  Does anyone know how to fix the Ops Nav error?  Any
help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

Bill Howie
Programmer/Analyst
Information Technology Department
Coastal Pet Products, Inc.
Voice:  330-821-7363 x359
bill.howie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx