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I'm a developer.
I have a directory mapped to G: to mimic the setup of a client system.
When I plugged in a removable drive it gets assigned to the existing G drive
and disappears.
I know I can reassign it using the Disk Management, but I don't think I
should have to do this every time I plug in a removeable drive. Is there a
way to tell Windows XP not to use a drive already assigned to a drive
letter?
Craig Lindstrom
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297694
To work around this issue if the new volume appears in Disk Management,
specify a different drive letter for the new device or volume. To do this,
follow these steps: 1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.
2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Disk Management.
3. In the list of drives in the right pane, right-click the new drive
and then click Change Drive Letter and Path(s).
4. Click Change, and in the drop-down box, select a drive letter for
the new drive that is not assigned to a mapped network drive.
5. Click OK, and then click OK again.
Both the mapped network drives and the recently installed drive appear in
Windows Explorer.
I'm a developer.
I have a directory mapped to G: to mimic the setup of a client system.
When I plugged in a removable drive it gets assigned to the existing G drive
and disappears.
I know I can reassign it using the Disk Management, but I don't think I
should have to do this every time I plug in a removeable drive. Is there a
way to tell Windows XP not to use a drive already assigned to a drive
letter?
Craig Lindstrom
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297694
To work around this issue if the new volume appears in Disk Management,
specify a different drive letter for the new device or volume. To do this,
follow these steps: 1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.
2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Disk Management.
3. In the list of drives in the right pane, right-click the new drive
and then click Change Drive Letter and Path(s).
4. Click Change, and in the drop-down box, select a drive letter for
the new drive that is not assigned to a mapped network drive.
5. Click OK, and then click OK again.
Both the mapped network drives and the recently installed drive appear in
Windows Explorer.