Renaming A DVD Drive?

[John]

Is there any way I can change the drive name that is shown for my DVD
drive?

I have two drives, and they both show as DVD RW Drive. I'd just like
to change it to something like "DVD LSRW" so I can tell at a glance
which one is my Lightscribe drive. I know how to change the drive
letter, but I want to change the description. Rename drive is not an
option in the Context Menu for DVD Drives.

Thanks!

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/153050.html

 

[John]

http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/153050.html

Thank you. Both of the messages there refer to changing the labeling
in XP, will the fixes also work in Vista?

Appreciate the quick reply.

 

[Peter]

That script doesn't work in Vista. Some of Kelly's fixes do but this one is
unfortunate.
Go to registry.. by accessing Start/Run/ type in regedit and hit Enter.
1. Create
\HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons [type:
key]
2. Create \explorer\DriveIcons\LETTER [type: key] (e.g. F)
3. Create \DriveIcons\LETTER\DefaultIcon [type: key]
4. Create \DriveIcons\LETTER\DefaultLabel [type: key]
5. Change the value of \DriveIcons\LETTER\DefaultLabel\(Default) to the name
you want.
6. Close & Reboot.

 

[John]

That script doesn't work in Vista. Some of Kelly's fixes do but this one is
unfortunate.
Go to registry.. by accessing Start/Run/ type in regedit and hit Enter.
1. Create
\HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons [type:
key]
2. Create \explorer\DriveIcons\LETTER [type: key] (e.g. F)
3. Create \DriveIcons\LETTER\DefaultIcon [type: key]
4. Create \DriveIcons\LETTER\DefaultLabel [type: key]
5. Change the value of \DriveIcons\LETTER\DefaultLabel\(Default) to the name
you want.
6. Close & Reboot.

What happens when I enter this into the register? I enter it EXACTLY
as you typed it here? Then I will be able to rename the drives in
Explorer? Sorry if this is pretty obvious, but I just want to make
sure before fiddling with the registry.

Thank you very much for the help!

 

[Peter]

I should add, that I would be interested in any tips to do a better job than
the one I've suggested. You can always remove those registry entries
afterwards.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada

That script doesn't work in Vista. Some of Kelly's fixes do but this one
is
unfortunate.
Go to registry.. by accessing Start/Run/ type in regedit and hit Enter.
1. Create
\HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\DriveIcons [type:
key]
2. Create \explorer\DriveIcons\LETTER [type: key] (e.g. F)
3. Create \DriveIcons\LETTER\DefaultIcon [type: key]
4. Create \DriveIcons\LETTER\DefaultLabel [type: key]
5. Change the value of \DriveIcons\LETTER\DefaultLabel\(Default) to the
name
you want.
6. Close & Reboot.

What happens when I enter this into the register? I enter it EXACTLY
as you typed it here? Then I will be able to rename the drives in
Explorer? Sorry if this is pretty obvious, but I just want to make
sure before fiddling with the registry.

Thank you very much for the help!