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Old June 2nd 08, 07:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Jasper Recto
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Default Auto assign drive letters

I have had this issue with several Windows XP workstations.

Whenever I plug in a external storage device like a thumb drive, it assigns
a drive letter that is already in use by a mapped drive. I can go in and
manual change it but the next time I plug it in, it does it again.

Any ideas why this happens? How can I fix this?

Thanks,
Jasper


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Old June 2nd 08, 08:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Bob I
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Default Auto assign drive letters

It happens because someone mapped a network drive immediately following
the currently used local drives. If they leave them open and place the
network drive at the end of the alphabet starting at Z like Windows
places them then the local drive letters will be open.

Jasper Recto wrote:

I have had this issue with several Windows XP workstations.

Whenever I plug in a external storage device like a thumb drive, it assigns
a drive letter that is already in use by a mapped drive. I can go in and
manual change it but the next time I plug it in, it does it again.

Any ideas why this happens? How can I fix this?

Thanks,
Jasper



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Old June 2nd 08, 09:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
smlunatick
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Default Auto assign drive letters

On Jun 2, 8:00 pm, Bob I wrote:
It happens because someone mapped a network drive immediately following
the currently used local drives. If they leave them open and place the
network drive at the end of the alphabet starting at Z like Windows
places them then the local drive letters will be open.

Jasper Recto wrote:
I have had this issue with several Windows XP workstations.


Whenever I plug in a external storage device like a thumb drive, it assigns
a drive letter that is already in use by a mapped drive. I can go in and
manual change it but the next time I plug it in, it does it again.


Any ideas why this happens? How can I fix this?


Thanks,
Jasper


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