Drive Letter Hassles...?

[Kenneth]

Howdy,

I have more Drive Letters than I have drives...

I have two disks in the system. Drive "0" has two
partitions, and Drive "1" has one.

The two partitions for Drive "0" appear in Computer
Management | Disk Management as "C" and "E" (and so you are
thinking, "What's this guy's problem?")

But wait... there's more.

Drive "1" displays in Disk Management as "H". Though odd,
that is not of much concern.

But it I look in Computer Management | Logical Drives I see
drives "C" "E" "F" "G" and "H" and that list is what
displays in My Computer.

I thought that I might be able to live even with that weird
list, but things got more complicated.

When I put a folder in drive "E", that same folder appears
when I open drive "F". Said another way, drives "E" and "F"
are really the same drive.

But, that is not true for drives "G" and "H". That is, when
I create a folder in "G" and open "H" the folder is not
visible. When I create a folder in "H" it is not visible
when I open "G".

I am unable to understand how this can happen, and, until I
unknot what is happening with "G" and "H" I cannot use them
because I cannot figure out where the files are actually
going.

The ideal solution would be for me to somehow tell Windows
to "remove" all the drive letter assignments, and start from
a blank slate.

Is there any way (other than a Windows re-install) that will
do what I need?

Would a Windows Repair do it?

I would truly welcome any suggestions for resolving this
strange puzzle.

Sincere thanks,

 

[seth]

go in computer management and remove all the drive letters from all
partitions (except C)
go in explorer and the only drive letter that should appear is C
then assign drive letters to your partitions one at a time and see in
explorer if any duplicate letters appear
i'd start with that

 

[Kenneth]

go in computer management and remove all the drive letters from all
partitions (except C)
go in explorer and the only drive letter that should appear is C
then assign drive letters to your partitions one at a time and see in
explorer if any duplicate letters appear
i'd start with that

Hi Seth,

I appreciate your suggestion, because it touches upon the
essence of the problem.

In Disk Management, I just removed all drive letters (except
for "C:")

But then, in Explorer, I see drives "C", "F" & "G".

If I then go back into Computer Management and look at
Logical Drives, I see even more: C,E,F,G and H.

I would certainly welcome any further thoughts,

 

[Kenneth]

On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 11:47:08 -0500, Kenneth


Hello again,

My problem is resolved...!

It was due to a missing PartMgr entry in a particular
Registry Key.

Thanks,

 

[Enkidu]

On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 11:47:08 -0500, Kenneth

Hello again,

My problem is resolved...!

It was due to a missing PartMgr entry in a particular
Registry Key.

Where did you find the solution?

Cheers,

Cliff

 

[Dan Seur]

According to another final post (in one of the other lengthy threads in
this or maybe one of the other NGs) he got it from the Acronis people as
they reviewed a section of his registry.

Apparently it was a self-administered lobotomy.

I was beginning to think it might be another case of a high schooler's
extra-credit psychology project: "Threshholds of Frustration in Internet
Technical Newsgroups." Kenneth being so extremely polite and all.

 

[Kenneth]

Where did you find the solution?

Cheers,

Cliff

Hi Cliff,

I should have provided more detail...

I use Acronis True Image to create backup images. One
function of their software did not work on my system and I
have been exchanging emails with their support folks for
about ten days to no avail.


Then have suggested perhaps a dozen modifications to the
Registry. "Remove this", "change this to that", etc.

Somewhere along the way, they had me remove or modify the
key that I mentioned.

Shortly thereafter, I started having the weird drive letter
problems, but I did not connect it to their suggested
modification.

Today, they had me add the PartMgr string to the registry (I
suspect replacing it) and when I did, I saw that the other
problem was fixed.

So, in summary, it was nothing more than a lucky accident!

All the best,

 

[Kenneth]

I was beginning to think it might be another case of a high schooler's
extra-credit psychology project: "Threshholds of Frustration in Internet
Technical Newsgroups." Kenneth being so extremely polite and all.

Hey Dan,

That was a hoot... particularly because I am 60, and I am a
Psychologist.

All the best,

 

[Dan Seur]

Well, I'm a good bit older than 60, Kenneth - but all the same, some of
my best friends are young psychologists. [If only minds were as simple
as operating systems...] Your comment's delightful!

 

[Kenneth]

Well, I'm a good bit older than 60, Kenneth - but all the same, some of
my best friends are young psychologists. [If only minds were as simple
as operating systems...] Your comment's delightful!

Hi Dan,

Yours brought a smile as well...

The end of my saga BTW is that I am preparing right now for
the dreaded reinstallation of Windows.

All the best,