shell-extensionsshortcutswindows xpwindows-explorer
I am looking for a Windows XP Explorer shell-extension that will install a column-handler to display the targets of shortcuts and bookmarks (ie .LNK and .URL files).
(Windows 7 has a built-in column called Link Target that shows this—too bad they didn’t include a folder-size column, even in Windows 8. ಠ_ಠ)
So what you can do then is run a batch file similar to the one below:
@echo off
net use z: \\server\folder1 /user:jonsmith * /persistent:no
net use y: \\server\folder2 /persistent:no
net use x: \\server2\folder3 /user:jsmith * /persistent:no
This will ask for the password JUST when you first connect to it. Since you can't connect to the same server with multiple usernames, as soon as you authenticate the first time on the server, it will use that username and password for the rest of the connections until you disconnect all the drives or log off
This isn't a direct answer to the question, but possibly makes it slightly easier:
Be aware that it does take a while for large folders and gives estimates in some cases.
Best Answer
Check out this Shell Toy - you can also play with the source code.
Shell Column Ex