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I recently removed my second Hard Drive (D:) but now I need to re-assign the

letters. I know somewhere in WinXP this can be done but can't find it. Can

someone help. Thanks.

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Re: re-assigning drive letters

 

"KEN" <mnkwms@charter.net> wrote in message

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>I recently removed my second Hard Drive (D:) but now I need to re-assign

>the letters. I know somewhere in WinXP this can be done but can't find it.

>Can someone help. Thanks.

 

Right click on My Computer, left click on Manage. Under storage click on

Disk Management.

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Re: re-assigning drive letters

 

Thanks, Jerry, I think.

 

 

"Jerry" <Hello@abcdefgspam.com> wrote in message

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> "KEN" <mnkwms@charter.net> wrote in message

> news:OKPc3gyMJHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>I recently removed my second Hard Drive (D:) but now I need to re-assign

>>the letters. I know somewhere in WinXP this can be done but can't find

>>it. Can someone help. Thanks.

>

> Right click on My Computer, left click on Manage. Under storage click on

> Disk Management.

>

Guest Ken Blake, MVP
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Re: re-assigning drive letters

 

On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:03:17 -0400, "Jerry" <Hello@abcdefgspam.com>

wrote:

> "KEN" <mnkwms@charter.net> wrote in message

> news:OKPc3gyMJHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >I recently removed my second Hard Drive (D:) but now I need to re-assign

> >the letters. I know somewhere in WinXP this can be done but can't find it.

> >Can someone help. Thanks.

>

> Right click on My Computer, left click on Manage. Under storage click on

> Disk Management.

 

 

Let me point out that you can reassign any drive letter except the one

for the drive Windows is installed on. It isn't clear what drives Ken

wants to reassign.

 

Ken should also note that reassigning letters can create severe

problems. For example, if you do it for a drive with installed

programs, it will leave references and pointers to the programs

incorrect, and the programs will fail to work. Be very careful about

what you do it with.

 

 

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Re: re-assigning drive letters

 

Ken Blake, no don't worry. I'll be verrry careful. Actually after

removing the D drive (which was empty and formatted) I plan to assign new

letters to my DVD drive and Card Reader.

 

 

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message

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> On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:03:17 -0400, "Jerry" <Hello@abcdefgspam.com>

> wrote:

>

>> "KEN" <mnkwms@charter.net> wrote in message

>> news:OKPc3gyMJHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> >I recently removed my second Hard Drive (D:) but now I need to re-assign

>> >the letters. I know somewhere in WinXP this can be done but can't find

>> >it.

>> >Can someone help. Thanks.

>>

>> Right click on My Computer, left click on Manage. Under storage click on

>> Disk Management.

>

>

> Let me point out that you can reassign any drive letter except the one

> for the drive Windows is installed on. It isn't clear what drives Ken

> wants to reassign.

>

> Ken should also note that reassigning letters can create severe

> problems. For example, if you do it for a drive with installed

> programs, it will leave references and pointers to the programs

> incorrect, and the programs will fail to work. Be very careful about

> what you do it with.

>

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Guest Ken Blake, MVP
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Re: re-assigning drive letters

 

On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:11:14 -0700, "KEN" <mnkwms@charter.net> wrote:

> Ken Blake, no don't worry. I'll be verrry careful.

 

 

Good, glad to hear it.

 

 

< Actually after

> removing the D drive (which was empty and formatted) I plan to assign new

> letters to my DVD drive and Card Reader.

 

 

That might cause a minor problem or two, but they should be easy to

fix. Real problems are much more likely when you change the letters of

hard drives.

 

 

> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message

> news:i37sf4d70df5rdgcnhvlpdn5om2bnrtk2m@4ax.com...

> > On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:03:17 -0400, "Jerry" <Hello@abcdefgspam.com>

> > wrote:

> >

> >> "KEN" <mnkwms@charter.net> wrote in message

> >> news:OKPc3gyMJHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >> >I recently removed my second Hard Drive (D:) but now I need to re-assign

> >> >the letters. I know somewhere in WinXP this can be done but can't find

> >> >it.

> >> >Can someone help. Thanks.

> >>

> >> Right click on My Computer, left click on Manage. Under storage click on

> >> Disk Management.

> >

> >

> > Let me point out that you can reassign any drive letter except the one

> > for the drive Windows is installed on. It isn't clear what drives Ken

> > wants to reassign.

> >

> > Ken should also note that reassigning letters can create severe

> > problems. For example, if you do it for a drive with installed

> > programs, it will leave references and pointers to the programs

> > incorrect, and the programs will fail to work. Be very careful about

> > what you do it with.

> >

> >

> > --

> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>

 

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