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"Datanet" wrote:
> "j.sannenNOSPAM@PLEASElesscher.nl"
> <j.sannenNOSPAM@PLEASElesscher.nl@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message
> news:15F0F93D-B9B9-45C9-940A-88A3BC26FAD7@microsoft.com...
> : Hi,
> :
> : As one of many others we are having
> problems assigning drive letters to usb
> : drives. We want our users, not being
> administrators, to acccess their usb
> : drives on a certain drive letter.
> : Well, enough information about this
> problem is documented on the Internet. I
> : spent many hours surfing the Internet and
> found no tool and no doable
> : workaround. Who does have a solution?
> :
> : Thanks,
> :
> : Joost Sannen
>
> Learn to use Help.& Support & you'd have
> your answer:
> To assign, change, or remove a drive letter
>
> Using the Windows interface
>
> 1.. Open Computer Management (Local).
> 2.. In the console tree, click Disk
> Management.
> Where?
>
> a.. Computer Management (Local)
> b.. Storage
> c.. Disk Management
> 3.. Right-click a partition, logical
> drive, or volume, and then click Change
> Drive Letter and Paths.
> 4.. Do one of the following:
> a.. To assign a drive letter, click Add,
> click the drive letter you want to use, and
> then click OK.
> b.. To modify a drive letter, click it,
> click Change, click the drive letter you
> want to use, and then click OK.
> c.. To remove a drive letter, click it,
> and then click Remove.
> Important
>
> a.. Be careful when making drive-letter
> assignments because many MS-DOS and Windows
> programs make references to a specific drive
> letter. For example, the path environment
> variable shows specific drive letters in
> conjunction with program names.
> Notes
>
> a.. To open Computer Management, click
> Start, point to Settings, and then click
> Control Panel. Double-click Administrative
> Tools, and then double-click Computer
> Management.
> b.. You must be logged on as an
> administrator or a member of the
> Administrators group in order to complete
> this procedure. If your computer is
> connected to a network, network policy
> settings might also prevent you from
> completing this procedure.
> c.. A computer can use up to 26 drive
> letters. Drive letters A and B are reserved
> for floppy disk drives, but you can assign
> these letters to removable drives if the
> computer does not have a floppy disk drive.
> Hard disk drives in the computer receive
> letters C through Z, while mapped network
> drives are assigned drive letters in reverse
> order (Z through B).
> d.. You cannot change the drive letter of
> the system volume or boot volume.
> e.. An error message may appear when you
> attempt to assign a letter to a volume,
> CD-ROM drive, or other removable media
> device, possibly because it is in use by a
> program in the system. If this happens,
> close the program accessing the volume or
> drive, and then click the Change Drive
> Letter and Paths command again.
> f.. Windows 2000 and Windows XP allow the
> static assignment of drive letters on
> volumes, partitions, and CD-ROM drives. This
> means that you permanently assign a drive
> letter to a specific partition, volume, or
> CD-ROM drive. When you add a new hard disk
> to an existing computer system, it will not
> affect statically assigned drive letters.
> g.. You can also mount a local drive at an
> empty folder on an NTFS volume using a drive
> path instead of a drive letter. For more
> information, click Related Topics.
> Using a command line
>
> 1.. Open Command Prompt.
> 2.. Type:
> diskpart
>
> 3.. At the DISKPART prompt, type:
> list volume
>
> Make note of the number of the simple
> volume whose drive letter you want to
> assign, change, or remove.
>
> 4.. At the DISKPART prompt, type:
> select volume n
>
> Select the volume, where n is the volume's
> number, whose drive letter you want to
> assign, change, or remove.
>
> 5.. At the DISKPART prompt, type one of
> the following:
> a.. assign letter=L
> Where L is the drive letter you want to
> assign or change.
>
> b.. remove letter=L
> Where L is the drive letter you want to
> remove.
>
> Value Description
> list volume Displays a list of basic
> volumes on all disks.
> select volume Selects the specified
> volume, where n is the volume number, and
> shifts the focus to it. If no volume is
> specified, the select command lists the
> current volume with focus. You can specify
> the volume by number, drive letter, or mount
> point path. On a basic disk, selecting a
> volume also gives the corresponding
> partition focus.
> assign letter=L Assigns a drive
> letter, L, to the volume with focus. If no
> drive letter is specified, then the next
> available drive letter is assigned. If the
> drive letter is already in use, an error is
> generated.
> remove letter=L Removes the drive
> letter, L, from the volume with focus. If no
> drive letter or mount point is specified,
> then DiskPart removes the first drive letter
> or mount point it encounters.
> The remove command can be used to
> change the drive letter associated with a
> removable drive. You cannot remove the drive
> letters on system, boot, or paging volumes.
>
>
> Notes
>
> a.. To open a command prompt, click Start,
> point to Programs, point to Accessories, and
> then click Command Prompt.
> b.. You must be logged on as an
> administrator or a member of the
> Administrators group in order to complete
> this procedure. If your computer is
> connected to a network, network policy
> settings might also prevent you from
> completing this procedure.
> c.. A computer can use up to 26 drive
> letters. Drive letters A and B are reserved
> for floppy disk drives, but you can assign
> these letters to removable drives if the
> computer does not have a floppy disk drive.
> Hard disk drives in the computer receive
> letters C through Z, while mapped network
> drives are assigned drive letters in reverse
> order (Z through B).
> d.. You cannot change the drive letter of
> the system volume or boot volume.
> e.. An error message may appear when you
> attempt to assign a letter to a volume,
> CD-ROM drive, or other removable media
> device, possibly because it is in use by a
> program in the system. If this happens,
> close the program accessing the volume or
> drive, and then click the Change Drive
> Letter and Paths command again.
> f.. Windows 2000 and Windows XP allow the
> static assignment of drive letters on
> volumes, partitions, and CD-ROM drives. This
> means that you permanently assign a drive
> letter to a specific partition, volume, or
> CD-ROM drive. When you add a new hard disk
> to an existing computer system, it will not
> affect statically assigned drive letters.
> g.. You can also mount a local drive at an
> empty folder on an NTFS volume using a drive
> path instead of a drive letter. For more
> information, click Related Topics.
> h.. For more information about DiskPart,
> click Related Topics.
> Related Topics
>
>
>
>
I am also facing the same problem only I'm not using a Network, I am just a
home user trying to use an Ultra MiniPortable Disk USB-2 external drive
enclosure to save and transfer data among several computers including
machines with Windows XP, Windows ME and Windows 98 2nd ed. The computer is
recognizing the drive. In fact, I have tried two separate hard drives within
the enclosure and both have been recognized. I have the drives' jumpers set
for slave or cable select. However, in no case is any of the Windows machines
assigning the drive a drive letter. I don't really have a clue on how to get
to Disk Management. I can find the drives in the System folder and see the
properties but otherwise, I don't know what to do in either of the operating
systems. I figure that what works for Win 98 will also work for ME. Help!!!
Jerry Hall
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