Certain Volume Labels Circumscribed? (II)

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Sorry about that.
I just reinstalled XP after having a problem with the free space
disappearing from my C drive. To that end, I installed most of my working
programs on the D drive. After I had installed SP2 and all other current
updates, I went to My Computer to a look at things.
The volume labels I had previously assigned were not that appropriate for
the present, so I renamed my C drive "Operating System" which was appaently
well accepted by the computer. However, I decided to name the D drive
"Programs 1" and that's when the problem started. The next time I went to My
Computer, the D drive was missing, and it has been ever since, even after
many restarts. It is also missing from the computer management listing of
partitions.
How do I get my D drive back?
Since most of my non-operating-system progams were installed on D, I'm
finding that not only do they not run, I have to uninstall each one and
re-install it.
My assumption is that I inadvertently used a label that was proscribed by
XP. Is that probable?
 
Sparkybill said:
Sorry about that.
I just reinstalled XP after having a problem with the free space
disappearing from my C drive. To that end, I installed most of my working
programs on the D drive. After I had installed SP2 and all other current
updates, I went to My Computer to a look at things.
The volume labels I had previously assigned were not that appropriate for
the present, so I renamed my C drive "Operating System" which was
appaently
well accepted by the computer. However, I decided to name the D drive
"Programs 1" and that's when the problem started. The next time I went to
My
Computer, the D drive was missing, and it has been ever since, even after
many restarts. It is also missing from the computer management listing of
partitions.
How do I get my D drive back?
Since most of my non-operating-system progams were installed on D, I'm
finding that not only do they not run, I have to uninstall each one and
re-install it.
My assumption is that I inadvertently used a label that was proscribed by
XP. Is that probable?
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It would have been clearer if you had asked "Are certain volume labels
reserved?".
I don't think so, but I am certain that someone else will correct us both.
Jim
 
This situation has me extremely puzzled in that it appears to have cured
itself without any overt effort on my part.
As noted in my post earlier, using "My Computer" I had named my "D" drive
"Programs 1", after which it almost immediately disappeared, and I was unable
to find the "D" drive again in any listing of drives.
Then two days ago, the "D" drive suddenly reappeared and it is in normal
operating order so far as I can determine. However, all of the programs on it
I duplicated on the "E" drive where I installed them after "D" disappeared.
I'd like to say all's well that ends well, but has it?
 
This is a tough post to make. I just found out what happened, and do I feel
stupid! I have 2 hard drives, one in the computer and one external. Usually,
unless I\ am doing some backup, I leave the external drive off.
This time, when I reinstalled the operating system I forgot to check the
external drive, and left it on. For some reason, the operating system
re-designated my drive letters and took the first drive of the external
drive, which used to be "M" and reassigned it "D", which is where I installed
all my programs. Then a some point I shut off the external drive and the "D"
drive did its disappearing act.
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
 
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