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Hello,

Does anyone know of a utility that can force XP to assign a drive letter to
a partition. I've gone all around trying to figure out why it's not doing
it! I've reset the drive cabling to cable select, and reinstalled XP, but
still it's not assigning it a drive letter. It's an NTFS partition
otherwise I'd consider installing Windows 98. I've installed Partition
Magic 8.0 but I coudln't find anything there that would let me assign the
partition a drive letter.

Might anyone know of anything that can do this?

Thanks,

Jeff

In article <bhq37b$323d$>,
splurted...
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know of a utility that can force XP to assign a drive letter to
> a partition. I've gone all around trying to figure out why it's not doing
> it! I've reset the drive cabling to cable select, and reinstalled XP, but
> still it's not assigning it a drive letter. It's an NTFS partition
> otherwise I'd consider installing Windows 98. I've installed Partition
> Magic 8.0 but I coudln't find anything there that would let me assign the
> partition a drive letter.
>
> Might anyone know of anything that can do this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
Right click on My Computer and select Manage.

In there, go to Disk Managment, click on the Partition you want to
change the drive letter of, and right click, in the popup menu Change
Drive Letter and Paths.

That'll do what you want.
--
Mike

Howdy!

"Jeff Ingram" <> wrote in message
news:bhq37b$323d$...
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know of a utility that can force XP to assign a drive letter
to
> a partition. I've gone all around trying to figure out why it's not doing
> it! I've reset the drive cabling to cable select, and reinstalled XP, but
> still it's not assigning it a drive letter. It's an NTFS partition
> otherwise I'd consider installing Windows 98. I've installed Partition
> Magic 8.0 but I coudln't find anything there that would let me assign the
> partition a drive letter.
>
> Might anyone know of anything that can do this?

Funny, I've always used Disk Management to do this.

You DID check the drive letter specified in Disk Management? And it
IS formatted, right?

RwP

Jeff Ingram wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know of a utility that can force XP to assign a drive
> letter to a partition. I've gone all around trying to figure out why
> it's not doing it! I've reset the drive cabling to cable select, and
> reinstalled XP, but still it's not assigning it a drive letter. It's
> an NTFS partition otherwise I'd consider installing Windows 98. I've
> installed Partition Magic 8.0 but I coudln't find anything there that
> would let me assign the partition a drive letter.
>
> Might anyone know of anything that can do this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff

Administrative Tools / Computer Management / Disk Management: Right
click the partition, select Change Drive Letters and Paths.

Q

Did you try using an ID that has administrator rights?

Also check in Local Security Policy to see if you can set something to
have a non admin user make these sort of changes to drive letters.

Jeff Ingram wrote:

> Yeah, If I had that option available that would be great, but I don't.
> Delete Partition is my only option. Is there something that can restore
> the partition if I delete it perhaps?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> "Michael Thompson" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>>In article <bhq37b$323d$>,
>>splurted...
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>Does anyone know of a utility that can force XP to assign a drive letter
>
> to
>
>>>a partition. I've gone all around trying to figure out why it's not
>
> doing
>
>>>it! I've reset the drive cabling to cable select, and reinstalled XP,
>
> but
>
>>>still it's not assigning it a drive letter. It's an NTFS partition
>>>otherwise I'd consider installing Windows 98. I've installed Partition
>>>Magic 8.0 but I coudln't find anything there that would let me assign
>
> the
>
>>>partition a drive letter.
>>>
>>>Might anyone know of anything that can do this?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Right click on My Computer and select Manage.
>>
>>In there, go to Disk Managment, click on the Partition you want to
>>change the drive letter of, and right click, in the popup menu Change
>>Drive Letter and Paths.
>>
>>That'll do what you want.
>>--
>>Mike
>
>
>

Just because you are the only user doesn't mean that the id you are
using has appropriate permissions to make these changes. Try using the
"administrator" id.

The suggested resolution discussed here works. I checked it on my
machine before writing to you. I have no futher ideas since I have no
experience debugging this (it works fine for me) except to say that that
your issue is probably related to permissions.

Jeff Ingram wrote:

> Yep, I have admin rights since I'm the only user on this system.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> "Rob Schneider" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>
>>Did you try using an ID that has administrator rights?
>>
>>Also check in Local Security Policy to see if you can set something to
>>have a non admin user make these sort of changes to drive letters.
>>
>>Jeff Ingram wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Yeah, If I had that option available that would be great, but I don't.
>>>Delete Partition is my only option. Is there something that can
>
> restore
>
>>>the partition if I delete it perhaps?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Jeff
>>>"Michael Thompson" <> wrote in message
>>>news: ...
>>>
>>>
>>>>In article <bhq37b$323d$>,
>>>>splurted...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>>Does anyone know of a utility that can force XP to assign a drive
>
> letter
>
>>>to
>>>
>>>
>>>>>a partition. I've gone all around trying to figure out why it's not
>>>
>>>doing
>>>
>>>
>>>>>it! I've reset the drive cabling to cable select, and reinstalled XP,
>>>
>>>but
>>>
>>>
>>>>>still it's not assigning it a drive letter. It's an NTFS partition
>>>>>otherwise I'd consider installing Windows 98. I've installed Partition
>>>>>Magic 8.0 but I coudln't find anything there that would let me assign
>>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>
>>>>>partition a drive letter.
>>>>>
>>>>>Might anyone know of anything that can do this?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Jeff
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Right click on My Computer and select Manage.
>>>>
>>>>In there, go to Disk Managment, click on the Partition you want to
>>>>change the drive letter of, and right click, in the popup menu Change
>>>>Drive Letter and Paths.
>>>>
>>>>That'll do what you want.
>>>>--
>>>>Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

Yeah, If I had that option available that would be great, but I don't.
Delete Partition is my only option. Is there something that can restore
the partition if I delete it perhaps?

Thanks,

Jeff
"Michael Thompson" <> wrote in message
news:...
> In article <bhq37b$323d$>,
> splurted...
> > Hello,
> >
> > Does anyone know of a utility that can force XP to assign a drive letter
to
> > a partition. I've gone all around trying to figure out why it's not
doing
> > it! I've reset the drive cabling to cable select, and reinstalled XP,
but
> > still it's not assigning it a drive letter. It's an NTFS partition
> > otherwise I'd consider installing Windows 98. I've installed Partition
> > Magic 8.0 but I coudln't find anything there that would let me assign
the
> > partition a drive letter.
> >
> > Might anyone know of anything that can do this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> Right click on My Computer and select Manage.
>
> In there, go to Disk Managment, click on the Partition you want to
> change the drive letter of, and right click, in the popup menu Change
> Drive Letter and Paths.
>
> That'll do what you want.
> --
> Mike

Yeah, If I had that option available that would be great, but I don't.
Delete Partition is my only option. It even says that partition is
healthy. Is there something that can restore the partition if I delete it
perhaps?

Thanks,

Jeff


"Michael



"Quaoar" <> wrote in message
news:eZ2cnbBpdolKZN2iU-...
> Jeff Ingram wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Does anyone know of a utility that can force XP to assign a drive
> > letter to a partition. I've gone all around trying to figure out why
> > it's not doing it! I've reset the drive cabling to cable select, and
> > reinstalled XP, but still it's not assigning it a drive letter. It's
> > an NTFS partition otherwise I'd consider installing Windows 98. I've
> > installed Partition Magic 8.0 but I coudln't find anything there that
> > would let me assign the partition a drive letter.
> >
> > Might anyone know of anything that can do this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
>
> Administrative Tools / Computer Management / Disk Management: Right
> click the partition, select Change Drive Letters and Paths.
>
> Q
>
>
>

Yep, I have admin rights since I'm the only user on this system.

Thanks,

Jeff


"Rob Schneider" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> Did you try using an ID that has administrator rights?
>
> Also check in Local Security Policy to see if you can set something to
> have a non admin user make these sort of changes to drive letters.
>
> Jeff Ingram wrote:
>
> > Yeah, If I had that option available that would be great, but I don't.
> > Delete Partition is my only option. Is there something that can
restore
> > the partition if I delete it perhaps?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
> > "Michael Thompson" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> >
> >>In article <bhq37b$323d$>,
> >>splurted...
> >>
> >>>Hello,
> >>>
> >>>Does anyone know of a utility that can force XP to assign a drive
letter
> >
> > to
> >
> >>>a partition. I've gone all around trying to figure out why it's not
> >
> > doing
> >
> >>>it! I've reset the drive cabling to cable select, and reinstalled XP,
> >
> > but
> >
> >>>still it's not assigning it a drive letter. It's an NTFS partition
> >>>otherwise I'd consider installing Windows 98. I've installed Partition
> >>>Magic 8.0 but I coudln't find anything there that would let me assign
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>partition a drive letter.
> >>>
> >>>Might anyone know of anything that can do this?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks,
> >>>
> >>>Jeff
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Right click on My Computer and select Manage.
> >>
> >>In there, go to Disk Managment, click on the Partition you want to
> >>change the drive letter of, and right click, in the popup menu Change
> >>Drive Letter and Paths.
> >>
> >>That'll do what you want.
> >>--
> >>Mike
> >
> >
> >
>

An alternate way to log in as administrator, is to hit ctl-alt-del twice at
the normal login screen. This will be up the old-fashioned style login
screen.

"Shaun Marolf" <shaun_marolf(NOSPAM)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns93DBD81BBF67DshaunmarolfNOSPAMhot@24.28.95 .154...
> "Jeff Ingram" <> wrote in
> news:bhrria$499q$:
>
> > Rob,
> >
> > Where is this "Administrator" ID in XP Home and how would you log in
> > with it?
> >
> > The user ID I use is the only user that has ever been created on this
> > system, especially since I just did it yesterday. I would think that
> > this would have administrator rights. I can even create other users.
> > In fact I created another user that had admin priviledges, logged in
> > with that user and I didn't have any of those options you mentioned in
> > Computer Management.
> >
> > So, recommend any data recovery tools that can recovery deleted
> > partitions? Any free ones? (it's worth a shot). I'm thinking the only
> > way I'm going to be able to get to that partition is to delete it and
> > then see if I can recover it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > "Rob Schneider" <> wrote in
> > message news:...
> >> Just because you are the only user doesn't mean that the id you are
> >> using has appropriate permissions to make these changes. Try using the
> >> "administrator" id.
> >>
> >> The suggested resolution discussed here works. I checked it on my
> >> machine before writing to you. I have no futher ideas since I have no
> >> experience debugging this (it works fine for me) except to say that
> >> that your issue is probably related to permissions.
> >>
> >> Jeff Ingram wrote:
> >>
> >> > Yep, I have admin rights since I'm the only user on this system.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Jeff
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Rob Schneider" <> wrote in
> > message
> >> > news:#...
> >> >
> >> >>Did you try using an ID that has administrator rights?
> >> >>
> >> >>Also check in Local Security Policy to see if you can set something
> >> >>to have a non admin user make these sort of changes to drive letters.
> >> >>
> >> >>Jeff Ingram wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>>Yeah, If I had that option available that would be great, but I
> >> >>>don't. Delete Partition is my only option. Is there something that
> >> >>>can
> >> >
> >> > restore
> >> >
> >> >>>the partition if I delete it perhaps?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Thanks,
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Jeff
> >> >>>"Michael Thompson" <> wrote in message
> >> >>>news: ...
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>In article <bhq37b$323d$>,
> >> >>>>splurted...
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>>Hello,
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>Does anyone know of a utility that can force XP to assign a drive
> >> >
> >> > letter
> >> >
> >> >>>to
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>>a partition. I've gone all around trying to figure out why it's
> >> >>>>>not
> >> >>>
> >> >>>doing
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>>it! I've reset the drive cabling to cable select, and reinstalled
> > XP,
> >> >>>
> >> >>>but
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>>still it's not assigning it a drive letter. It's an NTFS
> >> >>>>>partition otherwise I'd consider installing Windows 98. I've
> >> >>>>>installed
> > Partition
> >> >>>>>Magic 8.0 but I coudln't find anything there that would let me
> >> >>>>>assign
> >> >>>
> >> >>>the
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>>partition a drive letter.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>Might anyone know of anything that can do this?
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>Thanks,
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>Jeff
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>Right click on My Computer and select Manage.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>In there, go to Disk Managment, click on the Partition you want to
> >> >>>>change the drive letter of, and right click, in the popup menu
> >> >>>>Change Drive Letter and Paths.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>That'll do what you want.
> >> >>>>--
> >> >>>>Mike
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
> You must go into safe Mode to gae into Administrator on Windows XP Home
> (And depending on the setup in some cases XP Pro as well.) When the Dell
> Logo comes up just start tapping on the <F8> key to get into Safe Mode and
> at the login Screen you will see Administrator. Even a user with
> Administrator rights is NOT the Administrator so some things must be done
> as the Administrator.
>
> --Shaun