Comments on: How to change the drive letter in Windows XP for an external USB stick or hard drive

By: Alex Work

Alex Work — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:28 +0000

Thanks a lot for this awesome guide! Didn’t realize changing a drive letter could be so easy!

By: Berton

Berton — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:14:16 +0000

Jonathon, it probably doesn’t work because many computers are not be set up the same way as others and the drive letter has to be assigned in Disk Management on each computer. Maybe someone could come up with a script for making the change but one would have to be careful not to screw up other computers with it.

WinXP started the lettering of Networked drives beginning with Z and working back up the alphabet.

Have you looked into the U3 system for running programs on Thumb/Flash drives? http://www.u3.com/ I haven’t tried it yet but do have it on one drive.

By: Barak

Barak — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:16:19 +0000

Thanks works like a charm

By: Bobby

Bobby — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:13:18 +0000

Thank you! I have run into this a couple times and this is the first time the letter actually mattered (for scheduled backups).

Worked perfect, thank you!!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:31:42 +0000

Hi I’ve run into a bit of a wall. I am attempting to assign a static drive letter for my flash drive which I use on multiple computers some not my own. How can I set it up so that every computer will read it as the assigned letter without altering the other computers? After searching for hours a few months ago I gave up. Recently I decided to give it another shot, but once again I cant seem to find a way. Any feedback would be wonderful. I used AutoPlayMenu builder to create auto plays for my flash drives. Unfortunately the programs it’s supposed to run don’t, because the drive is not static with different computers. This is not necessarily a debilitating problem, but it sure would look and feel nice if it worked.

By: Feles Ridens

Feles Ridens — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:30:44 +0000

Thank you!! I think there is some update to XP sp that changed this.

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:26:51 +0000

Worked like a charm. Thanks for the easy to follow instructions.

By: Jenni

Jenni — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:39:34 +0000

We have XP. How do I remap my network drive to find an external hard drive from another computer on the network?. Today it was unplugged from the port and now the computer on the network can’t find it. Is remapping what I need to do?

Thanks

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:12:24 +0000

THANK YOU! Been looking all over to figure how to change the drive!

By: JANT

JANT — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:48:42 +0000

I have changed the drive letter for the USB (personal jump drive) from F to J. The only other USB is used for my Seagate external HD (mapped as E).

After I restarted the laptop, the J drive is recognized b/c the Adobe Photoshop Album appears to retrieve any pictures that may be on the drive.

When I go to My PC, it shows all the drives except the J drive (formerly F) and the E drive (the Seagate). Weird thing is that I know the J drive is there as proof by the Adobe Photoshop Album that appears and shows the source (J as the location of the pictures that it retrieved).

Q: Why is the J drive not showing (it will also not show sometimes even when the E [Seagate] is not connected.

HELP!!!!!! I am at my wits-end!

JANT

By: Foivos

Foivos — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:43:27 +0000

I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM

When I open the “Disk Management” I do not see anything, not a drive… What to do??? What’s the problem???

By: Berton

Berton — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:07:17 +0000

Can the External USB HDD be recognized on another computer? Do the USB ports work with other devices? Does the HDD show in Computer Management, Disk Management section? If so, does it have a drive letter assigned? If not, you may have to assign a letter.

By: David

David — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:01:41 +0000

Hello,

I have a WD 800JB external hard drive, which USED to work fine with my laptop. Now, it seems that it is not detected- the drivers are installed, but STORAGE does not show the DD, so I cannot even begin to assign a new letter. What might be the problem?

Thanks,
David

By: Trey

Trey — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:16:10 +0000

Thank you!

By: Esa king esa?

Esa king esa? — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:37:28 +0000

thank you ! you just made my day better. =)