Re: upgraded to XP from Win98 and now OS dosen't recognize second drive

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"Pawz" <pawz@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Update...although I did find it listed as working properly under "disk
>properties"...strange...any help is appreciated....
>

What drive letter is it assigned according to Disk Management?

What does Windows Explorer show for that drive letter?


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