Rename drive letter question

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Hello,

First off, I am working with 2 operating systems here, so that's why I
cross posting. I am using WinXP (SP2) on my local (but have two
physical drives, C and D) and my clients are using both WinXP (SP?) and
Win2000 (SP?) on the local workstations, but their server is Win2000
(don't know it that is relevant, but I wanted to let you know).

I am going to be sending them an Access database front end and back end
(FE/BE), which the FE will go to the local C drives and the BE will go
their server mapped drive which is P (for projects). So I can perform
the testing properly I was thinking of renaming my D drive to the same
letter they are using: P.

Can I rename my D drive letter to P and then when done with testing the
database rename it back to D? Is there a BAT file that can do this, or
what would you suggest IF this (the drive letter renaming) is SAFE to
do?

And, BTW, if this sounds CRAZY to you, please don't hesitate to tell me
so, and hopefully you can give me a "better" alternative at the same
time you will be "chastising" me!

TIA.

Phil.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

"Mike Fields" <spam_me_not_mr.gadget2@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> "CAD Fiend" <pelampeREMOVETHECAPS@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:42D44879.750399F3@cox.net...
> > Hello,
> >
> > First off, I am working with 2 operating systems here, so that's why I
> > cross posting. I am using WinXP (SP2) on my local (but have two
> > physical drives, C and D) and my clients are using both WinXP (SP?) and
> > Win2000 (SP?) on the local workstations, but their server is Win2000
> > (don't know it that is relevant, but I wanted to let you know).
> >
> > I am going to be sending them an Access database front end and back end
> > (FE/BE), which the FE will go to the local C drives and the BE will go
> > their server mapped drive which is P (for projects). So I can perform
> > the testing properly I was thinking of renaming my D drive to the same
> > letter they are using: P.
> >
> > Can I rename my D drive letter to P and then when done with testing the
> > database rename it back to D? Is there a BAT file that can do this, or
> > what would you suggest IF this (the drive letter renaming) is SAFE to
> > do?
> >
> > And, BTW, if this sounds CRAZY to you, please don't hesitate to tell me
> > so, and hopefully you can give me a "better" alternative at the same
> > time you will be "chastising" me!
> >
> > TIA.
> >
> > Phil.
>
> Well, in the famous answer format, "that depends" -- if you have stuff on
> other
> drives that depend on there being stuff on "D", you may have a problem.
As
> far as changing the drive letter, that is easy run diskmgmt.msc from the
> Start -> run -- you can right click the partition/drive you want to
"move"
> and
> select the "change drive letter and paths". You can pick what letter you
> want
> it to be. I move all my CD/DVD drives to start at "L", "M", "N" -- I got
> tired
> of things back in the win98 days that would install, remember where the CD
> drive was then break if you added a new hard drive which changed the
letters
> around.
>
> mikey
>

Something just occurred to me -- you may be able to map the "D" drive
as some other letter as well - I'm sure someone will tell me if I'm wrong !!
I think there may be other ways also, but I have not worked with them.

mikey

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Dave,

See my comments in-line, Thanks.

Phil.

Dave Patrick wrote:

> Don't use mapped drives. Use a UNC path instead.

How do I obtain the UNC path? The reason that I'm asking is because I will
not be able to physically on site where I am going to send the database files
to. I DO have access to their server, using RAS, but if I don't have rights
to see Network Neighborhood, how should I ask their IT person to get the UNC
path, so I can put it in the Access links from here, that would be better.

> When navigating to your
> backend to create the links you'll want to traverse through NetHood, not
> through mapped drive letter.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "CAD Fiend" wrote:
> | Hello,
> |
> | First off, I am working with 2 operating systems here, so that's why I
> | cross posting. I am using WinXP (SP2) on my local (but have two
> | physical drives, C and D) and my clients are using both WinXP (SP?) and
> | Win2000 (SP?) on the local workstations, but their server is Win2000
> | (don't know it that is relevant, but I wanted to let you know).
> |
> | I am going to be sending them an Access database front end and back end
> | (FE/BE), which the FE will go to the local C drives and the BE will go
> | their server mapped drive which is P (for projects). So I can perform
> | the testing properly I was thinking of renaming my D drive to the same
> | letter they are using: P.
> |
> | Can I rename my D drive letter to P and then when done with testing the
> | database rename it back to D? Is there a BAT file that can do this, or
> | what would you suggest IF this (the drive letter renaming) is SAFE to
> | do?
> |
> | And, BTW, if this sounds CRAZY to you, please don't hesitate to tell me
> | so, and hopefully you can give me a "better" alternative at the same
> | time you will be "chastising" me!
> |
> | TIA.
> |
> | Phil.
> |