Assigned Drive letter for plug and play USB Thumb Drive

[Guest Bobson]

Hi, thank you for everyone's help in advance.

 

I would like to ask if there is anyway to "hardcode" or "specify" a drive

letter for a plug and play USB thumb drive so that it will appear to a known

"drive letter"?

 

Thank you very much aagian!

 

Ultra

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: Assigned Drive letter for plug and play USB Thumb Drive

 

You should be able to do it with the Windows Disk Management tool, if

not see here: http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html

 

John

 

Bobson wrote:

> Hi, thank you for everyone's help in advance.

>

> I would like to ask if there is anyway to "hardcode" or "specify" a drive

> letter for a plug and play USB thumb drive so that it will appear to a known

> "drive letter"?

>

> Thank you very much aagian!

>

> Ultra

[Guest Bobson]

Re: Assigned Drive letter for plug and play USB Thumb Drive

 

Hi John John,

 

THank you very much for your prompt response!

 

I will defintely try it, and I hope the software is free too :) Thank you

again, and I really appreciate!

 

Bobson

 

"John John (MVP)" wrote:

> You should be able to do it with the Windows Disk Management tool, if

> not see here: http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html

>

> John

>

> Bobson wrote:

>

> > Hi, thank you for everyone's help in advance.

> >

> > I would like to ask if there is anyway to "hardcode" or "specify" a drive

> > letter for a plug and play USB thumb drive so that it will appear to a known

> > "drive letter"?

> >

> > Thank you very much aagian!

> >

> > Ultra

>

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: Assigned Drive letter for plug and play USB Thumb Drive

 

You're welcome, and Uwe's USBDLM software is freeware.

 

John

 

Bobson wrote:

> Hi John John,

>

> THank you very much for your prompt response!

>

> I will defintely try it, and I hope the software is free too :) Thank you

> again, and I really appreciate!

>

> Bobson

>

> "John John (MVP)" wrote:

>

>

>>You should be able to do it with the Windows Disk Management tool, if

>>not see here: http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html

>>

>>John

>>

>>Bobson wrote:

>>

>>

>>>Hi, thank you for everyone's help in advance.

>>>

>>>I would like to ask if there is anyway to "hardcode" or "specify" a drive

>>>letter for a plug and play USB thumb drive so that it will appear to a known

>>>"drive letter"?

>>>

>>>Thank you very much aagian!

>>>

>>>Ultra

>>

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: Assigned Drive letter for plug and play USB Thumb Drive

 

 

"Bobson" <Bobson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:FBC0504A-213A-4BE4-A439-D5701F4421A9@microsoft.com...

> Hi, thank you for everyone's help in advance.

>

> I would like to ask if there is anyway to "hardcode" or "specify" a drive

> letter for a plug and play USB thumb drive so that it will appear to a

> known

> "drive letter"?

>

> Thank you very much aagian!

>

 

If you are always going to plug it into the same port, then this can be

achieved from 'Manage' (right click 'My Computer' and select 'Manage'). You

can allocate a drive letter from here. Best keep it away from the existing

letters because if it is taken by something else, another letter will be

allocated.

 

If you plug the drive into another USB port it will be allocated the

selected drive letter *only if* the USB drive has an electronic serial

number (some do - some don't). If it doesn't have a serial number then it

is treated as a newly detected dvice and the plug 'n' pray installation

routine runs and the drive will be allocated the next free drive letter

regardless.

[Guest ju.c]

Re: Assigned Drive letter for plug and play USB Thumb Drive

 

This is it:

 

USB Drive Letter Manager 4.2 (Freeware)

http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_help_e.html

 

 

ju.c

 

 

"M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message news:48ef1474_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net...

>

> "Bobson" <Bobson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FBC0504A-213A-4BE4-A439-D5701F4421A9@microsoft.com...

>> Hi, thank you for everyone's help in advance.

>>

>> I would like to ask if there is anyway to "hardcode" or "specify" a drive

>> letter for a plug and play USB thumb drive so that it will appear to a known

>> "drive letter"?

>>

>> Thank you very much aagian!

>>

>

> If you are always going to plug it into the same port, then this can be achieved from 'Manage' (right click 'My Computer' and

> select 'Manage'). You can allocate a drive letter from here. Best keep it away from the existing letters because if it is taken

> by something else, another letter will be allocated.

>

> If you plug the drive into another USB port it will be allocated the selected drive letter *only if* the USB drive has an

> electronic serial number (some do - some don't). If it doesn't have a serial number then it is treated as a newly detected dvice

> and the plug 'n' pray installation routine runs and the drive will be allocated the next free drive letter regardless.

>

[Guest Bobson]

Re: Assigned Drive letter for plug and play USB Thumb Drive

 

Hi John, Ju.c, and M.I.5,

 

THank you very much for your response. In fact, I downloaded John (same as

Ju.c's advise) program and tried on the PC, and it works! Amazing! That

really could help on the mapped drive letter conflict issue.

 

Thank you very much again, and have a great weekend to you all!

 

Ultra

 

"ju.c" wrote:

> This is it:

>

> USB Drive Letter Manager 4.2 (Freeware)

> http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_help_e.html

>

>

> ju.c

>

>

> "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message news:48ef1474_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net...

> >

> > "Bobson" <Bobson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FBC0504A-213A-4BE4-A439-D5701F4421A9@microsoft.com...

> >> Hi, thank you for everyone's help in advance.

> >>

> >> I would like to ask if there is anyway to "hardcode" or "specify" a drive

> >> letter for a plug and play USB thumb drive so that it will appear to a known

> >> "drive letter"?

> >>

> >> Thank you very much aagian!

> >>

> >

> > If you are always going to plug it into the same port, then this can be achieved from 'Manage' (right click 'My Computer' and

> > select 'Manage'). You can allocate a drive letter from here. Best keep it away from the existing letters because if it is taken

> > by something else, another letter will be allocated.

> >

> > If you plug the drive into another USB port it will be allocated the selected drive letter *only if* the USB drive has an

> > electronic serial number (some do - some don't). If it doesn't have a serial number then it is treated as a newly detected dvice

> > and the plug 'n' pray installation routine runs and the drive will be allocated the next free drive letter regardless.

> >

>