Re: W Explorer can't see DVD drive by Maurice
Maurice
Sun Jun 22 12:13:00 PDT 2008
Thank you so much, Bill. That did the trick. I appreciate your prompt response.
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Maurice
"Bill Blanton" wrote:
> Go into disk management and right click on the drive > "Change drive letter
> and paths..."
>
> You'll have to move one to a temporary letter, so that you can change the
> other.
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>
> "Maurice IRL" <Maurice IRL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:06420AC3-9A27-40AF-AD54-12B41E1B737F@microsoft.com...
> > I'd like to make a correction to this post.
> > On closer examination of the Windows Explorer screen, I see looks like the
> > problem is less than I thought!
> > What has happened is that the new DVD RW drive has taken the drive letter
> > (D:) formerly allocated to a second internal hard drive (now E:, formerly the
> > DVD ROM drive).
> > How do I reestablish the original drive letter allocations, please?
> >
> > --
> > Maurice
> >
> >
> > "Maurice IRL" wrote:
> >
> >> I've just replaced a DVD ROM drive with a new RW drive (Sony/Optiarc
> >> AD5200A). Installed without any problem. Shows up in Device Manager as
> >> working properly, but Windows Explorer can't see it. Help!
> >> --
> >> Maurice
> >>
> >> Dell Dimension 4550
> >> XP SP2
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