Rename drive letter question

[CAD Fiend]

Hello,

First off, I am working with 2 operating systems here, so that's why I
cross posting. I am using WinXP (SP2) on my local (but have two
physical drives, C and D) and my clients are using both WinXP (SP?) and
Win2000 (SP?) on the local workstations, but their server is Win2000
(don't know it that is relevant, but I wanted to let you know).

I am going to be sending them an Access database front end and back end
(FE/BE), which the FE will go to the local C drives and the BE will go
their server mapped drive which is P (for projects). So I can perform
the testing properly I was thinking of renaming my D drive to the same
letter they are using: P.

Can I rename my D drive letter to P and then when done with testing the
database rename it back to D? Is there a BAT file that can do this, or
what would you suggest IF this (the drive letter renaming) is SAFE to
do?

And, BTW, if this sounds CRAZY to you, please don't hesitate to tell me
so, and hopefully you can give me a "better" alternative at the same
time you will be "chastising" me!

TIA.

Phil.

 

[Mike Fields]

Hello,

First off, I am working with 2 operating systems here, so that's why I
cross posting. I am using WinXP (SP2) on my local (but have two
physical drives, C and D) and my clients are using both WinXP (SP?) and
Win2000 (SP?) on the local workstations, but their server is Win2000
(don't know it that is relevant, but I wanted to let you know).

I am going to be sending them an Access database front end and back end
(FE/BE), which the FE will go to the local C drives and the BE will go
their server mapped drive which is P (for projects). So I can perform
the testing properly I was thinking of renaming my D drive to the same
letter they are using: P.

Can I rename my D drive letter to P and then when done with testing the
database rename it back to D? Is there a BAT file that can do this, or
what would you suggest IF this (the drive letter renaming) is SAFE to
do?

And, BTW, if this sounds CRAZY to you, please don't hesitate to tell me
so, and hopefully you can give me a "better" alternative at the same
time you will be "chastising" me!

TIA.

Phil.

Well, in the famous answer format, "that depends" -- if you have stuff on
other
drives that depend on there being stuff on "D", you may have a problem. As
far as changing the drive letter, that is easy run diskmgmt.msc from the
Start -> run -- you can right click the partition/drive you want to "move"
and
select the "change drive letter and paths". You can pick what letter you
want
it to be. I move all my CD/DVD drives to start at "L", "M", "N" -- I got
tired
of things back in the win98 days that would install, remember where the CD
drive was then break if you added a new hard drive which changed the letters
around.

mikey

 

[Mike Fields]

Well, in the famous answer format, "that depends" -- if you have stuff on
other
drives that depend on there being stuff on "D", you may have a problem. As
far as changing the drive letter, that is easy run diskmgmt.msc from the
Start -> run -- you can right click the partition/drive you want to "move"
and
select the "change drive letter and paths". You can pick what letter you
want
it to be. I move all my CD/DVD drives to start at "L", "M", "N" -- I got
tired
of things back in the win98 days that would install, remember where the CD
drive was then break if you added a new hard drive which changed the letters
around.

mikey

Something just occurred to me -- you may be able to map the "D" drive
as some other letter as well - I'm sure someone will tell me if I'm wrong !!
I think there may be other ways also, but I have not worked with them.

mikey

 

[Dave Patrick]

Don't use mapped drives. Use a UNC path instead. When navigating to your
backend to create the links you'll want to traverse through NetHood, not
through mapped drive letter.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hello,
|
| First off, I am working with 2 operating systems here, so that's why I
| cross posting. I am using WinXP (SP2) on my local (but have two
| physical drives, C and D) and my clients are using both WinXP (SP?) and
| Win2000 (SP?) on the local workstations, but their server is Win2000
| (don't know it that is relevant, but I wanted to let you know).
|
| I am going to be sending them an Access database front end and back end
| (FE/BE), which the FE will go to the local C drives and the BE will go
| their server mapped drive which is P (for projects). So I can perform
| the testing properly I was thinking of renaming my D drive to the same
| letter they are using: P.
|
| Can I rename my D drive letter to P and then when done with testing the
| database rename it back to D? Is there a BAT file that can do this, or
| what would you suggest IF this (the drive letter renaming) is SAFE to
| do?
|
| And, BTW, if this sounds CRAZY to you, please don't hesitate to tell me
| so, and hopefully you can give me a "better" alternative at the same
| time you will be "chastising" me!
|
| TIA.
|
| Phil.
|

 

[CAD Fiend]

Dave,

See my comments in-line, Thanks.

Phil.

Don't use mapped drives. Use a UNC path instead.

How do I obtain the UNC path? The reason that I'm asking is because I will
not be able to physically on site where I am going to send the database files
to. I DO have access to their server, using RAS, but if I don't have rights
to see Network Neighborhood, how should I ask their IT person to get the UNC
path, so I can put it in the Access links from here, that would be better.

When navigating to your
backend to create the links you'll want to traverse through NetHood, not
through mapped drive letter.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hello,
|
| First off, I am working with 2 operating systems here, so that's why I
| cross posting. I am using WinXP (SP2) on my local (but have two
| physical drives, C and D) and my clients are using both WinXP (SP?) and
| Win2000 (SP?) on the local workstations, but their server is Win2000
| (don't know it that is relevant, but I wanted to let you know).
|
| I am going to be sending them an Access database front end and back end
| (FE/BE), which the FE will go to the local C drives and the BE will go
| their server mapped drive which is P (for projects). So I can perform
| the testing properly I was thinking of renaming my D drive to the same
| letter they are using: P.
|
| Can I rename my D drive letter to P and then when done with testing the
| database rename it back to D? Is there a BAT file that can do this, or
| what would you suggest IF this (the drive letter renaming) is SAFE to
| do?
|
| And, BTW, if this sounds CRAZY to you, please don't hesitate to tell me
| so, and hopefully you can give me a "better" alternative at the same
| time you will be "chastising" me!
|
| TIA.
|
| Phil.
|