XP calls my USB memory a 5.25 inch drive when given the le..

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On my previous XP Home laptop when I plugged a USB Flash memory drive in and
relettered it as "B" it was called "USB Memory".

New computer with XP Home, same procedure and it calls it a 5.25 inch
floppy.

Is there a fix? I know that it is a bit cosmetic but I would like to have
the right identity.

Please point me in the direction of a solution.

Regards

Raymond Griggs

 

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B and A are normally reserved for floppy drives.

A is usually a 3.5 inch floppy
B is usually a 5.25 inch floppy


Check you computer's motherboard BIOS and make sure there is no B floppy
drive set up in it.


"Raymond Griggs" <glenwood@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
news:40c45298$0$288$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com...
> On my previous XP Home laptop when I plugged a USB Flash memory drive in
and
> relettered it as "B" it was called "USB Memory".
>
> New computer with XP Home, same procedure and it calls it a 5.25 inch
> floppy.
>
> Is there a fix? I know that it is a bit cosmetic but I would like to have
> the right identity.
>
> Please point me in the direction of a solution.
>
> Regards
>
> Raymond Griggs
>
>

 

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Thank you Yves

I should have thought of that but didn't because the last computer was
already set up with only the "A" drive enabled. I think it's called a
'Senior Moment' for the over 70's.

Regards

Ray
"Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message
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> B and A are normally reserved for floppy drives.
>
> A is usually a 3.5 inch floppy
> B is usually a 5.25 inch floppy
>
>
> Check you computer's motherboard BIOS and make sure there is no B floppy
> drive set up in it.
>
>
> "Raymond Griggs" <glenwood@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
> news:40c45298$0$288$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com...
> > On my previous XP Home laptop when I plugged a USB Flash memory drive in
> and
> > relettered it as "B" it was called "USB Memory".
> >
> > New computer with XP Home, same procedure and it calls it a 5.25 inch
> > floppy.
> >
> > Is there a fix? I know that it is a bit cosmetic but I would like to
have
> > the right identity.
> >
> > Please point me in the direction of a solution.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Raymond Griggs
> >
> >
>
>

 

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Raymond Griggs wrote:
> Thank you Yves
>
> I should have thought of that but didn't because the last computer was
> already set up with only the "A" drive enabled. I think it's called a
> 'Senior Moment' for the over 70's.

Well, I've found those 'moments' have stretched into much longer
periods. Particularily at the bridge table.

>
> Regards
>
> Ray
> "Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message
> news:ue9e8AJTEHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> B and A are normally reserved for floppy drives.
>>
>> A is usually a 3.5 inch floppy
>> B is usually a 5.25 inch floppy
>>
>>
>> Check you computer's motherboard BIOS and make sure there is no B
>> floppy drive set up in it.
>>
>>
>> "Raymond Griggs" <glenwood@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
>> news:40c45298$0$288$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com...
>>> On my previous XP Home laptop when I plugged a USB Flash memory
>>> drive in and relettered it as "B" it was called "USB Memory".
>>>
>>> New computer with XP Home, same procedure and it calls it a 5.25
>>> inch floppy.
>>>
>>> Is there a fix? I know that it is a bit cosmetic but I would like
>>> to have the right identity.
>>>
>>> Please point me in the direction of a solution.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Raymond Griggs

 

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"Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message news:ue9e8AJTEHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> B and A are normally reserved for floppy drives.

Yes but it's possible to assign letter B: to a USB flash. I did this, works fine.

--PA