Hidden hard drive

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Tweakui can be used to unhide drives.
open run--gpedit.msc. Goto
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows
Explorer and unhide the drives.
"Joe~~tucson Az" <Joe~~tucson Az@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news 3096930-93DF-402A-9AED-7365AB8E6D1A@microsoft.com...
> After installing SP2 ,my computer crashed, I had to format, and reinstall
XP
> home.
> I have a C drive,that the OS goes on with my other
> programs,office,money,anti virus.it 10 gigs..I have a D drive 30 gigs that
i
> use for programs such as AOL. Netscape and to store music and school work.
> And 2 CD burners.
> After I reinstalled XP Home, it renamed my E burner to D.Now I can see the
D
> drive At boot, in device manger. but I can not access it. It will not let
me
> change it back to D or let me get to it. It looks to be hidden~~how do I
un
> hide it

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

It can also be a matter of "ownership" of the drive because
the new install of the OS could limit access to the old
drive.

See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421


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| Tweakui can be used to unhide drives.
| open run--gpedit.msc. Goto
| User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows
Components\Windows
| Explorer and unhide the drives.
| "Joe~~tucson Az" <Joe~~tucson
Az@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news 3096930-93DF-402A-9AED-7365AB8E6D1A@microsoft.com...
| > After installing SP2 ,my computer crashed, I had to
format, and reinstall
| XP
| > home.
| > I have a C drive,that the OS goes on with my other
| > programs,office,money,anti virus.it 10 gigs..I have a D
drive 30 gigs that
| i
| > use for programs such as AOL. Netscape and to store
music and school work.
| > And 2 CD burners.
| > After I reinstalled XP Home, it renamed my E burner to
D.Now I can see the
| D
| > drive At boot, in device manger. but I can not access
it. It will not let
| me
| > change it back to D or let me get to it. It looks to be
hidden~~how do I
| un
| > hide it
|
|