How to assign drive names

[Guest]

Hi

I have Windows XP (media centre ed.) and I use four memory sticks plus an
external drive. Is there a way that I can assign a name to each device
instead of just a drive letter) so that I can recognize it when I plug it in?
At the moment I have to open each one and look at the content to see which
memory stick or drive it is.
Thanks

 

[Guest]

I do the same thing with all of my memory sticks. All you have to do is
conect it to your computer, open "My Computer" so that you can see the drive,
right click on it and hit rename, which will be down near the bottom of the
pop up box, then just type in whatever name you want and hit enter. The drive
letter will still be there because it will be a different letter depending on
what computer it's on and where you attach it to your computer, but you can
put a name on it that is something you will know it by, and that name will
just show up before the letter like -- "my drive (E"

 

[JS]

You could try creating an Autorun.inf file using Notepad on each drive, the
contents of which would be as follows:

[Autorun]
Label=MyLabelName

JS

 

[Guest]

Hi Tinieblas

I didn't realize it was so simple. Thanks for helping.

 

[Nightowl]

Hmm. . . forgive me if I'm wrong, Tinieblas, but (presuming Millie's
using one memory stick at a time) won't every one then show as "My drive
(E)"?

 

[Bob I]

No what is being changed is the "Label". So each drive has its own
different label in place of the "generic" "Removable drive". So one
would say "My Drive F(E", another would be "My Drive G(E" the next
"My Drive H(E" as each one was inserted individually.

 

[Nightowl]

Ahh, thanks, Bob

No what is being changed is the "Label". So each drive has its own
different label in place of the "generic" "Removable drive". So one
would say "My Drive F(E", another would be "My Drive G(E" the next
"My Drive H(E" as each one was inserted individually.