[bookport] Re: The drive letter assignment (APH please read)
- From: Sandy Licht <slicht@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 14:26:00 -0600
Whatever... You won't need to do that.
At 02:06 PM 1/9/2005, you wrote:
>Small correction on Step #6:
>
>I should have said route jaws to pc cursor
>
>
>--- petrakigianos-giasou@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > My setup here is: Windows XP Home, JAWS 5.10. I also have been
> > using an mp3 player/recorder with 20 gb of storage called the
> > RipDrive which is made by a company called PoGo Products for
> > over a year.
> >
> > The RipDrive mp3 device when connected to computer using the
> > usb
> > cables shows up on my g:\ drive. When I remove the RipDrive
> > device from the USB cables the unit no longer is using the g:\
> > drive.
> >
> > The RipDrive does not use any software.
> >
> > On Friday I installed my Book Port device successfully. The
> > Book
> > Port also uses the g:\ drive letter when it is connected to my
> > computer.
> >
> > My questions are:
> >
> > Could there be a drive letter conflict since both devices
> > (RipDrive & Book Port) use drive letter g:\ when each of these
> > devices is separetly connected to my computer. I never have
> > both
> > devices connected to my computer at the same time.
> >
> > Should I reassign the drive letter for my RipDrive and leave
> > my
> > Book Port on my g:\ drive letter as it is?
> >
> > Finally, APH has the following instructions for reassigning
> > drive letter for the Book Port:
> >
> > How Do you Reassign Drive Letters Under XP?
> >
> > One of the things that can happen when you connect your Book
> > Port is that its drive letter can conflict with an existing
> > drive letter. Here is how to change
> > Book Port's drive letter assignment under XP.
> > 1. Open the Control Panel.
> > 2. Select Administrative Tools.
> > 3. Select Computer Management.
> > 4. Select Storage in the list view on the right.
> > 5. Select Disk Management (local.)
> > 6. Right-click the removable drive currently used by the Book
> > Port. (Note that the applications key does not work in this
> > instance.)
> > 7. Select Change Drive Letter and Paths.
> > 8. Tab to the Change button and press Enter.
> > 9. Select the "Assign the following drive letter" radio
> > button.
> > 10. Select the unused drive letter you prefer in the box.
> > 11. Select OK.
> >
> > My question:
> >
> > Does the Book Port device have to be physically connected to
> > my
> > computer in order to do the above 11 steps for the drive
> > letter
> > assignment change? There is no mention that the Book Port
> > device
> > has to be connected to my computer.
> >
> > Step 6: Says applications key on keyboard will not work. Will
> > doing a route pc to jaws cursor keystrokes and then pressing
> > the
> > key on the numeric keypad for a right mouse click do it? As I
> > cannot use the mouse's right click. Or is this will require
> > sighted assistance to do the right mouse click?
> >
> > Last question: Should I move the drive letter for my RipDrive
> > anyway to avoid future conflicts?
> >
> > Thank you very much.
> >
> >
> >
> >
Sandy Licht
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