-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Maintaining a Drive Letter (So it does not change everytime you start your computer). Who knows HOW to do this???????????????
- From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:45:48 -0400
Rose,
Win9x/ME had an app called "Letter Assigner" you could run that would
assign letter according to the drive's serial numbers. If that's what
you're thinking of, it doesn't work in any NT flavored Windows. I'm still
researching methods for WinNT/2K/XP/Vista, though.
Peace,
GMan
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tech Rose - LoveBytes" <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:39 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Maintaining a Drive Letter (So it does not
change everytime you start your computer). Who knows HOW to do
this???????????????
> Sandi,.....
>
> I will have to check this out... I believe this is how I did it in the
> past..and it does not keep the drive letters.
> There was a thing I had to do..the instructions I got (AND PROMPTLY LOST
> GRRRRRR!) which had me do something that created a folder on that drive
> (it
> had the drive letter as the name I believe and that worked.
>
> Thanks for your input BMGold
>
> But I will check this out... I will get back to you.
>
> Right now..I have some serious issues... all of a sudden my CD/DVD burner
> drives..both of them.. have lost their drivers and windows says they are
> corrupted and I am trying to find them. Since my Rescue disks are DVD's
> needless to say..they are useless. They are restore disks...so putting
> them
> in another computer to get the drivers will not work.
>
> The Sony site is hard to navigate for me. They have all sorts of drivers
> for my machine..but not... the burners!
>
> I will persevere.
>
> Other things are happening too. I installed Norton Save and Restore...and
> when I rebooted it was not installed, but a folder it created is on my
> desktop..and now..my cd/DVD drives are not working. The Save & Restore
> uses
> the Cd.DVD drives to boot the system..(instead of creating floppy rescue
> disks...) and of course..that will not work.
>
> I have run virus scans..everything Norton has..nothing comes up. I am sort
> of mystified.
>
> But working on it.
>
> My other half....God bless this man...says..well your puter is 3 yrs
> old..lets get you a new one..you want Vista anyway... and when we get mine
> fixed..he will take it. His is older than mine..and HE should get a new
> one.... dang.... hard to say no though...he does not care about Vista at
> all. I just got a new 20" widescreen LG monitor 3000:1 contrast for $289
> NO
> REBATES! and it is awesome. I also got a new Video card. So I really
> feel
> guilty getting a new puter.
>
> Will let you know the results of the keeping the drive letter issue.
>
> Thanks all!
>
> Rose
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:53 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Maintaining a Drive Letter (So it does not
> change everytime you start your computer). Who knows HOW to do
> this???????????????
>
>
> Rose, after doing this did your Drive letter stay put??
> Sandi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BM Gold" <bmgold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:30 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Maintaining a Drive Letter (So it does not
> change everytime you start your computer). Who knows HOW to do
> this???????????????
>
>
>> Right-click My Computer
>> Select Manage
>> This will open the Computer Management Dialog Box
>> Go to Storage and click on Disk Management
>> Right-click on the drive that you want to change the letter for and
>> click on Change Drive Letter and
>> Paths
>> You get a dialog box that allows you to Add Change or Remove the drive
>> letter.
>> hth
>> bmgold
>
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