wine users - May 2012 - Network Drive configuration doesn't 'stick'

I am on Ubuntu 12.04, Wine 1.5.4.

In my drive configuration I have a network drive (an SMB connection to another
system).  I set this to be of Type 'network drive' in the advanced
section, in the hope that Wine will realise that the network connection
doesn't always exist.

A few of my applications often need to look at files on this network drive. 
None of my others do.

Every time I close the Wine configuration the Type is reset to
'Autodetect'.  Then if the network drive does not exist for some
(perfectly valid) reason, no Wine applications will run, even those that never
use it.  I therefore have to reconnect the network drive (which sometimes means
booting that computer up).

If I could configure drives per application that would improve matters, but I
can't.  I'm therefore stuck.  I have to map the network drive for just a
few applications, and need to make sure it is up for them, but for rest of the
time I don't need or want it, but I have to have it working if any Wine
application is to run.

Any ideas?

pastim wrote:
> I am on Ubuntu 12.04, Wine 1.5.4.
> 
> In my drive configuration I have a network drive (an SMB connection to
another system).  I set this to be of Type 'network drive' in the
advanced section, in the hope that Wine will realise that the network connection
doesn't always exist.
> 
Did you also do this:
http://www.winehq.org/docs/wineusr-guide/misc-things-to-configure#AEN725 ?