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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Performance and Maintainance / March 2008Disk Drives disappeared after Auto Update
After one of the last few updates two disk drives disappeared (G and H). This has happened before and I have been able to get them back by doing a System Restore. I tried it again this time (System Restore can only go back to Dec 29, 2007; nothing available before this date) but still G: and H: have not re-appeared. I tried Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID 307844 "How to change drive letter assignments in Windows XP" but got to #4 on How to assigne drive letter and "Change Drive Letter and Paths" does not appear (or appears greyed out). I use one of these drives to upload photos off Compact Flash card. Appreciate any help on resolving this. Please keep instructions basic; we're not IT people. Thanks. What hardware devices use these drive letters? --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > After one of the last few updates two disk drives disappeared (G and H). This > has happened before and I have been able to get them back by doing a System [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Flash card. Appreciate any help on resolving this. Please keep instructions > basic; we're not IT people. Thanks. One is Compact Flash Reader > What hardware devices use these drive letters? > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Flash card. Appreciate any help on resolving this. Please keep instructions > > basic; we're not IT people. Thanks. Windows XP dynamically assigns the next available drive letter to removable devices. You cannot 'reserve' a drive letter for your device and once you remove the device its current drive letter assignment is abandoned. There are some workarounds, however, if you're technically inclined. "The Care and Feeding of USB Storage Devices in CP" http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28888&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight= --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > One is Compact Flash Reader > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>> Flash card. Appreciate any help on resolving this. Please keep instructions >>> basic; we're not IT people. Thanks. Thanks, I'll check on Bill Caster's posting. I understand that drive letters cannot be "reserved". What I don't understand is that the drives just disappear. Using Disk Management shows drive C: and 2 drives with no names. Right clicking on the nameless drives does not give the option to Change Drive Letter or Path. The one nameless drive (after right clicking) shows only "Help" and the second one "Help" and "Delete Partition". All other options as greyed out. > Windows XP dynamically assigns the next available drive letter to > removable devices. You cannot 'reserve' a drive letter for your device [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >>> Flash card. Appreciate any help on resolving this. Please keep instructions > >>> basic; we're not IT people. Thanks. Bill's posting will also explain about 'phantom drives' and give you a link to a handy (and free) utility that will drive a stake through the phantom's heart. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > Thanks, I'll check on Bill Caster's posting. > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >>>>> Flash card. Appreciate any help on resolving this. Please keep instructions >>>>> basic; we're not IT people. Thanks. > One is Compact Flash Reader > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > - Show quoted text - This "compact flash" drive is a USB device and you might have to remove thos device from Device Manager and then re-connect it so that the XP should re-detect it. As for assigning perminate drive letters, consider USBDLM http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html |
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