Here is the text of the accepted answer from that page:
Terry
Normally, XP assigns the next available drive letter when
you plug
in<http://www.experts-exchange.com/S
torage/Misc/Q_21628818.html?qid=21628818#>a
USB drive.
Alternative solution (the better solution) would be to mount
it as a folder
in a partition on your hard
disk<http://www.experts-exchange.com/S
torage/Misc/Q_21628818.html?qid=21628818#>.
You could also use your little USB drive to share files
across a network.
Here is how you could set it all up:
1. Plug your USB drive into your
computer<http://www.experts-exchange.com/S
torage/Misc/Q_21628818.html?qid=21628818#>.
2. Click on the Start menu, then right-click on My Computer
and select
Manage.
3. When the Computer Management window opens, expand the
entry labeled
Storage and choose Disk Management.
4. Find the entry for your USB drive, right-click it, and
select Change
drive letters and paths.
5. Now click on the Add button, and select Mount in the
following empty NTFS
folder. You will now browse to the directory to which you
want to mount the
drive. If you haven't created a directory, you may do so
now.
6. When done, you can now remove the drive letter which is
automatically
assigned to the drive and click OK. Your USB drive now has a
permanent home
inside your hard
drive<http://www.experts-exchange.com/St
orage/Misc/Q_21628818.html?qid=21628818#>(C .
The really nice thing about this tip is that if you ever
unplug your USB
keychain drive, the folder will still appear inside your
hard drive
directory, but you will not be able to open it.
On 2/28/07, Tech Rose - LoveBytes <TechRose lovebytes.info> wrote:
>
> If there was an answer there..I missed it. I just saw
folks asking the
> same
> question I had and then it says I have to pay and join
to get an answer.
> Join for $13 a month...or some other amount... for six
months, a yr...2
> yrs.
> Rose
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TD" <davisunitgmail.com>
> To: <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
>
>
> My understanding of this is that external drives, when
they are turned on,
> take the next available letter, so it's understandable
you're having
> trouble
> by turning them on late. The simplest solution would
be sure that they
> were
> turned on before windows boots. The internal drives
should retain they're
> letters unless you manually change them.
> As an alternative, you might find this
> http://www.experts-exchange.com/Storage/Misc/Q_21628
818.html
> Terry
> --------------------------------------------------
> On 2/27/07, Tech Rose - LoveBytes <TechRoselovebytes.info> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I think this is a simple question.. but is the
answer????
> My other half and I have at least 5 hard drives.
> Some are external hard drives.
> If they are not on when the machine boots and then I
turn one on later..as
> I
> will be using it, the drive letter is often changed.
> I have a U drive for Utilities and an M drive for My
Docs and a P drive
> for Programs, etc.
> So if I turn on a drive I consider the U drive, it may
say it is the G
> drive.
> We have taken out the card readers as they took a bunch
of drive
> letters. I wanted to use drive letters easy for me to
remember.
> The older I get, the more I need things to be second
nature.
> Is there some way to have the drive letters I have
assigned...Using
> Partition Magic (and yes it is still installed) remain
the same letters
> when they are running on the system.
>
> Lord knows what these drive letter changes do to my
records in Go Back.
> Also, when I do a Backup ..I want to be sure info is
being save to the
> correct drive letter.
> Any help is appreciated!
> Thanks,
> Rose
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