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Hello, I hope someone here can help me figure this out. The only
mention I've found of my problem is in another thread here on Google
Groups. The thread is:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...eneral/browse_thread/thread/287dba9ddd767161/
My problem is exactly as that person described it. Anytime I plug in a
usb drive, whether it be a card reader with a card in it, a laptop
drive in an enclosure or my psp it gives it a new letter. That is: If
I plug in a usb drive and XP assigns it the next logical letter (let's
say F
and I unplug the drive, then immediately plug it back in to the
same usb port it will not still be F: like it's supposed to be... it
will now be G:. And if I were to completely unplug that drive and
plug another drive, into whatever port, it would not be F: or G: it
will now be H: and this'll continue everytime I plug and unplug a
drive until XP runs out of letters. The unplugged drives won't show
up in My Computer as long as I haven't logged off. If I switch users
they won't show up either. However if I completely log off and log
back in then they will all suddenly be in My Computer. More than a
dozen drives F:-Z: and I can't click on any of them because Windows
will tell me that it is not plugged in or that I need to insert Disk.
Once it has cycled through all of the letters and it's come to Z: it
will no longer recognize any usb drives I plug in. Presumably because
there are no letters to assign after Z:. I'll then have to restart
the computer because if I reboot all the drives disappear and it starts
again at F:.
I know it sounds like a strage problem and I can't find anything about
it anywhere. I hope someone is able to provide some answers. Thank
you so much in advance.
mention I've found of my problem is in another thread here on Google
Groups. The thread is:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...eneral/browse_thread/thread/287dba9ddd767161/
My problem is exactly as that person described it. Anytime I plug in a
usb drive, whether it be a card reader with a card in it, a laptop
drive in an enclosure or my psp it gives it a new letter. That is: If
I plug in a usb drive and XP assigns it the next logical letter (let's
say F
and I unplug the drive, then immediately plug it back in to thesame usb port it will not still be F: like it's supposed to be... it
will now be G:. And if I were to completely unplug that drive and
plug another drive, into whatever port, it would not be F: or G: it
will now be H: and this'll continue everytime I plug and unplug a
drive until XP runs out of letters. The unplugged drives won't show
up in My Computer as long as I haven't logged off. If I switch users
they won't show up either. However if I completely log off and log
back in then they will all suddenly be in My Computer. More than a
dozen drives F:-Z: and I can't click on any of them because Windows
will tell me that it is not plugged in or that I need to insert Disk.
Once it has cycled through all of the letters and it's come to Z: it
will no longer recognize any usb drives I plug in. Presumably because
there are no letters to assign after Z:. I'll then have to restart
the computer because if I reboot all the drives disappear and it starts
again at F:.
I know it sounds like a strage problem and I can't find anything about
it anywhere. I hope someone is able to provide some answers. Thank
you so much in advance.