Re: Changing Drive letter on disks and CD/DVD

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No, not wrong. You just haven't run into the other extreme on the other
end.

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Jonny
"Jerry" <NoSpamChiefZeke@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Wrong. I've had them at X and Y for many years with no problems.
>
> "Jonny" <billgates@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eLgvQJH%23FHA.252@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > You move it too far down, then you have other media to contend with that
> > like that letter range.
> >
> > --
> > Jonny
> > "Jerry" <NoSpamChiefZeke@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:OEuNgNG%23FHA.1484@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> To stop my drive letters from being shifted around I change the DVD
> >> and/or
> >> CD drive letters to X and later. This keeps them far enough down the
> >> alphabet that hard drive changes have no effect.
> >>
> >> "Ebbe" <REMOVE_CAPSeHbJbFeDS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:uh3x$wE%23FHA.3708@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Hi!
> >> > I had a SATA disk with drive letter C, an IDE DVD with letter D and a
> > IDE
> >> > disk with letter E.
> >> > To day I mounted two more IDE disks.
> >> > This changed the letters of my DVD to G, an the already installed
disk
> > got
> >> > the letter F.
> >> > Is it possible to make a fixed allocation of a letter to the disks
and
> > the
> >> > DVD?
> >> >
> >> > I have mounted my Fixed IDE disk on prim. IDE master.
> >> > I have mounted my DVD on Sec. IDE Master.
> >> > I have 2 racks for easy switching disks mounted (Prim IDE slave and
Sec
> >> > IDE
> >> > slave)
> >> >
> >> > If possible I would like to give the DVD the letter D, the fixed disk
> > the
> >> > letter E and the two racks the letters F and G.
> >> >
> >> > Is it possible?
> >> >
> >> > I am running XP home SP2
> >> >
> >> > Best regards - Ebbe
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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