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korg246
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_ 		28. January 2006 @ 06:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi,
This has happened to me several times now, and though I've dealt with it in the past, it's a pain and I was wondering if there was a way to fix this...

When I plug in my external hard drive, it (usually) comes up as (E:). But every once in a while, it'll change to something further down the alphabet...now it is (H:). I assume my computer must be getting it confused, thinking it's a whole new drive. The problem is when I go to listen to music or play games, since it screws up the 'path' and says (E:) does not exist...

IS there a way to switch the 'letter' back to something else? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for reading and your time :)
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sammorris
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_ 		28. January 2006 @ 13:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I once had a problem with a drive changing to H, in this case it was a floppy disk. I think it had something to do with a virtual CD program I had. If you have one, unless it's really necessary, remove it. If you don't, check that there isn't anything else that occupies the E letter. I think you can only reserve a partition letter with a partition manager program.
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korg246
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_ 		29. January 2006 @ 17:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Alright, thanks. I don'thave a partition manager, but oh well. I thought there might be an simple way to change the drive letter through 'my computer' maybe or something. Thanks for the help anyway :)
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ScubaBud
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_ 		29. January 2006 @ 17:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307844&sd=tech

The link above will help you since it covers all three scenarios:

How to assign a drive letter
How to change a drive letter
How to remove a drive letter

I have a folder in Outlook titled "How To" which I keep handy for just such a situation.
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