Re: USB Generic Volume designation

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From: R. C. White (rc_at_corridor.net)
Date: 01/04/05


Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 08:15:24 -0600

Hi, Paul.

Thanks for that explanation. It should help others who come here looking
for help with the same or a similar problem. ;<)

RC

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"Paul B" <bohnpd@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message 
news:uzH1OOh8EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Sorry, I replied to a post on harddrive not appearing instead of my own 
> post.  This is what I said:
>
> "...
> I had to be logged on as the administrator, went to Administrator
> Tools>Computer Management.
> Once there under Storage>Disk Management I was able to assign drive 
> letters
> to devices that were installed correctly, but didn't have logical drive
> letters."
>
> Hope that helps you,
> Paul B
>
> "R. C. White" <rc@corridor.net> wrote in message 
> news:OIbuiEe8EHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi, Paul.
>>
>> Congratulations on figuring it out!  Now, please let us in on your 
>> secret. ;^)
>>
>> In a newsgroup, we take turns being student and teacher.  Now it's your 
>> turn to post the answer (or the link to the answer) for others who may be 
>> wondering.  If you do that, then you certainly haven't wasted our time.
>>
>> RC
>>
>> "Paul B" <bohnpd@com_remove_cast.net> wrote in message 
>> news:%23Qp5cmb8EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>> Lunchtime hit, and I spent some time and figured out how to assign or 
>>> remove
>>> drive designations as needed from the various card slots in the reader.
>>> Sorry if I've wasted anyone's time.
>>>
>>> Paul B
>>>
>>> "Paul B" <bohnpd@com_remove_cast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:u48Amva8EHA.1084@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> I've got a 6 in 1 USB card reader.  A while ago I somehow configured my
>>>> computer up to only show the Smart Media slot and name it drive D: (so 
>>>> I
>>>> wouldn't have to keep selcting different drives until I found the one
>>>> corresponding to the smart media slot).
>>>>
>>>> Well now I have a camera which uses compact flash cards, and although 
>>>> the
>>>> device is working correctly every place I look in system manager, I 
>>>> cannot
>>>> for the life of me find out where to assign a drive letter to the 
>>>> compact
>>>> flash slot of the card reader.
>>>>
>>>> What is the process for reassigning a drive letter to a USB generic
>>> volume?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Paul B 


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