RE: Local Disk B: in XP

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From: Andrew E. (eckrichco_at_msn.com)
Date: 11/22/04 

Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:31:05 -0800

 Go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:DiskPart Then type:list disk Then:list
volume
 See what info it brings up.For all cmds type:HELP
 You can also go to:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/
 proddocs/diskpart.asp

"Ed Coolidge" wrote:

> On day I restated a PC with XP and now I'm stuck with Local Disk B: in Windows
> Explorer with a big question mark over the drive icon. I've searched device
> manager and disk management, but all the drives and partitions on the system are
> accounted for and no hint of what the B: drive might be. I even glanced thru
> the registry for devices that might be registered as a drive that didn't show up
> in device manager, but no luck. Does any one have an idea how to get XP to
> remove a drive that doesn't exist?
>

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