specify a letter for a usb key

[Guest nicolas29]

hello

 

is it possible (by example with a registry modification) that a usb key take

a specific letter when i plug it in

 

thanks nicolas

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: specify a letter for a usb key

 

 

"nicolas29" <nt29@community.nospam> wrote in message

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> hello

>

> is it possible (by example with a registry modification) that a usb key

> take

> a specific letter when i plug it in

>

 

As has been noted, you can only force it to take a specific drive letter, if

you plug it into the same port or the device is serial numbered. It is not

possible to do it any other way because Windows has no way of knowing that

it is the same device or a different one of the same type.

[Guest smlunatick]

Re: specify a letter for a usb key

 

On Mar 4, 7:54 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

> "nicolas29" <n...@community.nospam> wrote in message

>

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>

> > hello

>

> > is it possible (by example with a registry modification) that a usb key

> > take

> > a specific letter when i plug it in

>

> As has been noted, you can only force it to take a specific drive letter, if

> you plug it into the same port or the device is serial numbered.  It is not

> possible to do it any other way because Windows has no way of knowing that

> it is the same device or a different one of the same type.

 

Unfortunately, XP does not have any "native" method of foing this.

Look at: http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: specify a letter for a usb key

 

 

"smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message

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On Mar 4, 7:54 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

> "nicolas29" <n...@community.nospam> wrote in message

>

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>

> > hello

>

> > is it possible (by example with a registry modification) that a usb key

> > take

> > a specific letter when i plug it in

>

> As has been noted, you can only force it to take a specific drive letter,

> if

> you plug it into the same port or the device is serial numbered. It is not

> possible to do it any other way because Windows has no way of knowing that

> it is the same device or a different one of the same type.

 

Unfortunately, XP does not have any "native" method of foing this.

 

-----------------------

 

Windows doesn't have any native method of doing what? What I posted is

correct.

[Guest Jian-Ping Zhu [MSFT]]

RE: specify a letter for a usb key

 

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[Guest smlunatick]

Re: specify a letter for a usb key

 

On Mar 5, 2:55 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

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> On Mar 4, 7:54 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>

> > "nicolas29" <n...@community.nospam> wrote in message

>

> >news:D8A2AF53-3F34-4B31-940E-495E0642D4C2@microsoft.com...

>

> > > hello

>

> > > is it possible (by example with a registry modification) that a usb key

> > > take

> > > a specific letter when i plug it in

>

> > As has been noted, you can only force it to take a specific drive letter,

> > if

> > you plug it into the same port or the device is serial numbered. It is not

> > possible to do it any other way because Windows has no way of knowing that

> > it is the same device or a different one of the same type.

>

> Unfortunately, XP does not have any "native" method of foing this.

>

> -----------------------

>

> Windows doesn't have any native method of doing what?  What I posted is

> correct.

 

If you change the USB ports, new drive letter will be assigned.

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: specify a letter for a usb key

 

 

"smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message

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On Mar 5, 2:55 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Mar 4, 7:54 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>

> > "nicolas29" <n...@community.nospam> wrote in message

>

> >news:D8A2AF53-3F34-4B31-940E-495E0642D4C2@microsoft.com...

>

> > > hello

>

> > > is it possible (by example with a registry modification) that a usb

> > > key

> > > take

> > > a specific letter when i plug it in

>

> > As has been noted, you can only force it to take a specific drive

> > letter,

> > if

> > you plug it into the same port or the device is serial numbered. It is

> > not

> > possible to do it any other way because Windows has no way of knowing

> > that

> > it is the same device or a different one of the same type.

>

> Unfortunately, XP does not have any "native" method of foing this.

>

> -----------------------

>

> Windows doesn't have any native method of doing what? What I posted is

> correct.

 

If you change the USB ports, new drive letter will be assigned.

 

-----------

 

Not if the peripheral device is electronically serial numbered, then it is

assigned exactly the same drive letter (if it is available).

[Guest smlunatick]

Re: specify a letter for a usb key

 

On Mar 6, 3:08 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Mar 5, 2:55 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>

>

>

>

>

> > "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> >news:9a46cfd6-ba0a-4666-bfc9-593f2594a667@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> > On Mar 4, 7:54 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>

> > > "nicolas29" <n...@community.nospam> wrote in message

>

> > >news:D8A2AF53-3F34-4B31-940E-495E0642D4C2@microsoft.com...

>

> > > > hello

>

> > > > is it possible (by example with a registry modification) that a usb

> > > > key

> > > > take

> > > > a specific letter when i plug it in

>

> > > As has been noted, you can only force it to take a specific drive

> > > letter,

> > > if

> > > you plug it into the same port or the device is serial numbered. It is

> > > not

> > > possible to do it any other way because Windows has no way of knowing

> > > that

> > > it is the same device or a different one of the same type.

>

> > Unfortunately, XP does not have any "native" method of foing this.

>

> > -----------------------

>

> > Windows doesn't have any native method of doing what? What I posted is

> > correct.

>

> If you change the USB ports, new drive letter will be assigned.

>

> -----------

>

> Not if the peripheral device is electronically serial numbered, then it is

> assigned exactly the same drive letter (if it is available).- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Not my exerience! Several of my Sandisk USB flash keys kept changing

the drive letter when I switched USB ports. With UDBDLM, I now have

better control.

[Guest Uwe Sieber]

Re: specify a letter for a usb key

 

smlunatick wrote:

>> If you change the USB ports, new drive letter will be assigned.

>>

>> Not if the peripheral device is electronically serial numbered, then it is

>> assigned exactly the same drive letter (if it is available).- Hide quoted text -

>>

>

> Not my exerience! Several of my Sandisk USB flash keys kept changing

> the drive letter when I switched USB ports. With UDBDLM, I now have

> better control.

 

If an USB drive has an hardware serial number then XP recognizes

the drive on any USB port as the same one and assings the old

drive letter. But the drive letter assingment can be overwritten

by other drives meanwhile and the drive indeed gets the first

availlable letter again...

 

 

Uwe

[Guest NT]

Re: specify a letter for a usb key

 

hello

 

thanks M.I.5¾ for the article about the software, who made that i wanted

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

 

good day

 

 

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> "nicolas29" <nt29@community.nospam> wrote in message

> news:D8A2AF53-3F34-4B31-940E-495E0642D4C2@microsoft.com...

>> hello

>>

>> is it possible (by example with a registry modification) that a usb key

>> take

>> a specific letter when i plug it in

>>

>

> As has been noted, you can only force it to take a specific drive letter,

> if you plug it into the same port or the device is serial numbered. It is

> not possible to do it any other way because Windows has no way of knowing

> that it is the same device or a different one of the same type.

>

>

[Guest M.I.5¾]

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"smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message

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On Mar 6, 3:08 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:63dcd1db-acd3-44fb-8b5a-d06f13167285@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

> On Mar 5, 2:55 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>

>

>

>

>

> > "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> >news:9a46cfd6-ba0a-4666-bfc9-593f2594a667@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> > On Mar 4, 7:54 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>

> > > "nicolas29" <n...@community.nospam> wrote in message

>

> > >news:D8A2AF53-3F34-4B31-940E-495E0642D4C2@microsoft.com...

>

> > > > hello

>

> > > > is it possible (by example with a registry modification) that a usb

> > > > key

> > > > take

> > > > a specific letter when i plug it in

>

> > > As has been noted, you can only force it to take a specific drive

> > > letter,

> > > if

> > > you plug it into the same port or the device is serial numbered. It is

> > > not

> > > possible to do it any other way because Windows has no way of knowing

> > > that

> > > it is the same device or a different one of the same type.

>

> > Unfortunately, XP does not have any "native" method of foing this.

>

> > -----------------------

>

> > Windows doesn't have any native method of doing what? What I posted is

> > correct.

>

> If you change the USB ports, new drive letter will be assigned.

>

> -----------

>

> Not if the peripheral device is electronically serial numbered, then it is

> assigned exactly the same drive letter (if it is available).- Hide quoted

> text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Not my exerience! Several of my Sandisk USB flash keys kept changing

the drive letter when I switched USB ports. With UDBDLM, I now have

better control.

 

--------------

 

Then your flash keys weren't serial numbered. Had they been you wouldn't

have had the problem. Not all flash keys are serial numbered, but some

manufacturers have assigned the same serial number to their entire

manufacturing output which really does cause problems.

[Guest NT]

Re: specify a letter for a usb key

 

i have dowloaded it i will test it and guve you some feedback

 

thanks nt

 

 

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> On Mar 6, 3:08 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>

>> news:63dcd1db-acd3-44fb-8b5a-d06f13167285@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

>> On Mar 5, 2:55 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> > "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>

>> >news:9a46cfd6-ba0a-4666-bfc9-593f2594a667@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>> > On Mar 4, 7:54 am, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>>

>> > > "nicolas29" <n...@community.nospam> wrote in message

>>

>> > >news:D8A2AF53-3F34-4B31-940E-495E0642D4C2@microsoft.com...

>>

>> > > > hello

>>

>> > > > is it possible (by example with a registry modification) that a usb

>> > > > key

>> > > > take

>> > > > a specific letter when i plug it in

>>

>> > > As has been noted, you can only force it to take a specific drive

>> > > letter,

>> > > if

>> > > you plug it into the same port or the device is serial numbered. It

>> > > is

>> > > not

>> > > possible to do it any other way because Windows has no way of knowing

>> > > that

>> > > it is the same device or a different one of the same type.

>>

>> > Unfortunately, XP does not have any "native" method of foing this.

>>

>> > -----------------------

>>

>> > Windows doesn't have any native method of doing what? What I posted is

>> > correct.

>>

>> If you change the USB ports, new drive letter will be assigned.

>>

>> -----------

>>

>> Not if the peripheral device is electronically serial numbered, then it

>> is

>> assigned exactly the same drive letter (if it is available).- Hide quoted

>> text -

>>

>> - Show quoted text -

>

> Not my exerience! Several of my Sandisk USB flash keys kept changing

> the drive letter when I switched USB ports. With UDBDLM, I now have

> better control.

>

> --------------

>

> Then your flash keys weren't serial numbered. Had they been you wouldn't

> have had the problem. Not all flash keys are serial numbered, but some

> manufacturers have assigned the same serial number to their entire

> manufacturing output which really does cause problems.

>