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   Ammammata wrote:   
      
   > I run a batch file at startup, like this:   
   >   
   > net use s: \\192.168.1.2\c password /user:administrator   
   >   
   > but fails with the message "the workstation service hasn't been started"   
   >   
   > If I check in services, the a.m. service is running, automatic start   
   >   
   > if I manually run the batch file after a while it works   
   >   
   > how can I tell the batch file to wait until the workstation service is up &   
   > running?   
   >   
   > or just insert a delay of - say - 10 seconds?   
      
   Use this line:   
      
     ping 127.0.0.1 -n 10 > nul   
      
   Replace 10 with however many seconds you want it to wait.   
      
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