I have a new Dell computer (Vista) with a built in multi-card reader.

The computer automatically assigns 5 drive letters to the reader, one for
each slot.

In all probabiity, I will never user 4 of those drives; at least for now, I
don't own any relevant cards/sticks.

Is there a way to disable those drives/drive letters on a semi-permanent
basis so that they do not appear in Windows Explorer?

Thank you.

On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:50:23 -0400, "its_my_dime"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have a new Dell computer (Vista) with a built in multi-card reader.
>
>The computer automatically assigns 5 drive letters to the reader, one for
>each slot.
>
>In all probabiity, I will never user 4 of those drives; at least for now, I
>don't own any relevant cards/sticks.
>
>Is there a way to disable those drives/drive letters on a semi-permanent
>basis so that they do not appear in Windows Explorer?
>
>Thank you.

If you didn't want a computer that supported a multi-slot card reader
why didn't you buy a model that didn't have such a feature?

Trying to "un-detect" hardware is generally not a good idea and could
make your system unstable. If you can find it under BIOS you might be
able to prevent it being "seen" from there. You might also go to
Device Manager and disable it from there. Maybe. Doing either might
cause problems, so it really comes back to why did you buy such a
model? You wouldn't buy a car with a trailer hitch on the rear bumper
if you never plan on towing a trailer or would you?

You might get a better answer in the Dell support group.

Not that I am aware of. Every time you reinsert the cable for the card
reader the hardware will be redetected and the drive letters will be
reassigned.

Now, if you leave the card reader plugged into the same port, each and every
time, you can use Disk Management to remove the drive letter from the drives
you don't use. If you remove the reader and plug it into a different port
they will all be redetected again.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"its_my_dime" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8C327804-B5FB-4F00-9A64-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a new Dell computer (Vista) with a built in multi-card reader.
>
> The computer automatically assigns 5 drive letters to the reader, one for
> each slot.
>
> In all probabiity, I will never user 4 of those drives; at least for now,
> I don't own any relevant cards/sticks.
>
> Is there a way to disable those drives/drive letters on a semi-permanent
> basis so that they do not appear in Windows Explorer?
>
> Thank you.

"Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eE$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Not that I am aware of. Every time you reinsert the cable for the card
> reader the hardware will be redetected and the drive letters will be
> reassigned.
>
> Now, if you leave the card reader plugged into the same port, each and
> every time, you can use Disk Management to remove the drive letter from
> the drives you don't use. If you remove the reader and plug it into a
> different port they will all be redetected again.
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
>
> "its_my_dime" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:8C327804-B5FB-4F00-9A64-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have a new Dell computer (Vista) with a built in multi-card reader.
>>
>> The computer automatically assigns 5 drive letters to the reader, one for
>> each slot.
>>
>> In all probabiity, I will never user 4 of those drives; at least for now,
>> I don't own any relevant cards/sticks.
>>
>> Is there a way to disable those drives/drive letters on a semi-permanent
>> basis so that they do not appear in Windows Explorer?
>>
>> Thank you.

It is a built in card reader, permanently installed like an "A" drive.
Added it to the system because it was inexpensive and I need it for SD
cards.

Assuming the letters are permanently assigned, I'll try removing all but the
SD reader as you suggest.

Thank you.

On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 08:41:48 -0700, "Bill M. Yanaire"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>You stupid ****, you don't even realize that in other countries
>their dates are in dd/mm/yyyy format!

As usual you prove you're just a clueless idiot.

According to the International Standard ISO 8601 which specifies
numeric representations of date and time when writing in INTERNATIONAL
syntax the CORRECT format is YYYY-MM-DD Note the dashes, douche bag.

Since the OP uses XX/XX/XXXX he was following accepted United States
notation.

I really love slapping Yanaire around because he's always such a
moron.

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html

On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:07:59 -0700, "Bill M. Yanaire"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Ringmaster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 08:41:48 -0700, "Bill M. Yanaire"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>You stupid ****, you don't even realize that in other countries
>>>their dates are in dd/mm/yyyy format!
>>
>> As usual you prove you're just a clueless idiot.
>>
>> According to the International Standard ISO 8601 which specifies
>> numeric representations of date and time when writing in INTERNATIONAL
>> syntax the CORRECT format is YYYY-MM-DD Note the dashes, douche bag.
>>
>> Since the OP uses XX/XX/XXXX he was following accepted United States
>> notation.
>>
>> I really love slapping Yanaire around because he's always such a
>> moron.
>>
>> http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html
>>
>
>Again you are one ****ing moron. That was the way he posted the date. His
>computer probably was set to DD MM YYYY and who gives a **** about the
>dashes, DOUCHE BAG.

That's right, when proven wrong, act like a asshole. You always do. No
reason for you to change now.

"Ringmaster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:07:59 -0700, "Bill M. Yanaire"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Ringmaster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 08:41:48 -0700, "Bill M. Yanaire"
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>You stupid ****, you don't even realize that in other countries
>>>>their dates are in dd/mm/yyyy format!
>>>
>>> As usual you prove you're just a clueless idiot.
>>>
>>> According to the International Standard ISO 8601 which specifies
>>> numeric representations of date and time when writing in INTERNATIONAL
>>> syntax the CORRECT format is YYYY-MM-DD Note the dashes, douche bag.
>>>
>>> Since the OP uses XX/XX/XXXX he was following accepted United States
>>> notation.
>>>
>>> I really love slapping Yanaire around because he's always such a
>>> moron.
>>>
>>> http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html
>>>
>>
>>Again you are one ****ing moron. That was the way he posted the date.
>>His
>>computer probably was set to DD MM YYYY and who gives a **** about the
>>dashes, DOUCHE BAG.
>
> That's right, when proven wrong, act like a asshole. You always do. No
> reason for you to change now.
>
>

Look who jumps up and down when someone else is wrong? You can dish it out
but you can't take it. How does it feel?

On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:31:30 -0700, "Bill M. Yanaire"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Ringmaster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:07:59 -0700, "Bill M. Yanaire"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Ringmaster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 08:41:48 -0700, "Bill M. Yanaire"
>>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>You stupid ****, you don't even realize that in other countries
>>>>>their dates are in dd/mm/yyyy format!
>>>>
>>>> As usual you prove you're just a clueless idiot.
>>>>
>>>> According to the International Standard ISO 8601 which specifies
>>>> numeric representations of date and time when writing in INTERNATIONAL
>>>> syntax the CORRECT format is YYYY-MM-DD Note the dashes, douche bag.
>>>>
>>>> Since the OP uses XX/XX/XXXX he was following accepted United States
>>>> notation.
>>>>
>>>> I really love slapping Yanaire around because he's always such a
>>>> moron.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html
>>>>
>>>
>>>Again you are one ****ing moron. That was the way he posted the date.
>>>His
>>>computer probably was set to DD MM YYYY and who gives a **** about the
>>>dashes, DOUCHE BAG.
>>
>> That's right, when proven wrong, act like a asshole. You always do. No
>> reason for you to change now.
>>
>>
>
>Look who jumps up and down when someone else is wrong? You can dish it out
>but you can't take it. How does it feel?

It feels good to kick your dumb ass. Since you are usually wrong, I do
it a lot. Live with it.

"its_my_dime" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A3855E72-4353-4E8D-9800-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eE$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Not that I am aware of. Every time you reinsert the cable for the card
>> reader the hardware will be redetected and the drive letters will be
>> reassigned.
>>
>> Now, if you leave the card reader plugged into the same port, each and
>> every time, you can use Disk Management to remove the drive letter from
>> the drives you don't use. If you remove the reader and plug it into a
>> different port they will all be redetected again.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>>
>> "its_my_dime" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:8C327804-B5FB-4F00-9A64-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have a new Dell computer (Vista) with a built in multi-card reader.
>>>
>>> The computer automatically assigns 5 drive letters to the reader, one
>>> for each slot.
>>>
>>> In all probabiity, I will never user 4 of those drives; at least for
>>> now, I don't own any relevant cards/sticks.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to disable those drives/drive letters on a semi-permanent
>>> basis so that they do not appear in Windows Explorer?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>
> It is a built in card reader, permanently installed like an "A" drive.
> Added it to the system because it was inexpensive and I need it for SD
> cards.
>
> Assuming the letters are permanently assigned, I'll try removing all but
> the SD reader as you suggest.
>
> Thank you.

OK. Disk Management worked in VISTA. Drives no longer show in Windows
Explorer but it appears easy to restore them when necessary.

"its_my_dime" wrote:

>
> "its_my_dime" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A3855E72-4353-4E8D-9800-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:eE$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Not that I am aware of. Every time you reinsert the cable for the card
> >> reader the hardware will be redetected and the drive letters will be
> >> reassigned.
> >>
> >> Now, if you leave the card reader plugged into the same port, each and
> >> every time, you can use Disk Management to remove the drive letter from
> >> the drives you don't use. If you remove the reader and plug it into a
> >> different port they will all be redetected again.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Richard Urban
> >> Microsoft MVP
> >> Windows Desktop Experience
> >>
> >>
> >> "its_my_dime" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:8C327804-B5FB-4F00-9A64-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>I have a new Dell computer (Vista) with a built in multi-card reader.
> >>>
> >>> The computer automatically assigns 5 drive letters to the reader, one
> >>> for each slot.
> >>>
> >>> In all probabiity, I will never user 4 of those drives; at least for
> >>> now, I don't own any relevant cards/sticks.
> >>>
> >>> Is there a way to disable those drives/drive letters on a semi-permanent
> >>> basis so that they do not appear in Windows Explorer?
> >>>
> >>> Thank you.
> >
> > It is a built in card reader, permanently installed like an "A" drive.
> > Added it to the system because it was inexpensive and I need it for SD
> > cards.
> >
> > Assuming the letters are permanently assigned, I'll try removing all but
> > the SD reader as you suggest.
> >
> > Thank you.
>
> OK. Disk Management worked in VISTA. Drives no longer show in Windows
> Explorer but it appears easy to restore them when necessary.
>
>