How do I rename drives in XP?

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Tom Rouse

I was able to rename drives in Windows 2000, like changing
the Zip Drive default to a more recognizable name, for
instance, or the names of CD or DVD drives.

I have searched for a way to rename drives in XP without
success. Can anyone help with this problem?
 
Go to run,type:diskmgmt.msc
L.click a drive,action,all,change drive paths/letters.
On a hd its limited.
 
Andrew, I don't want to change the drive letter, I want
to change the description of the drive. Is this possible
in XP Pro?
 
my computer/ right-click drive/rename ?
Tom Rouse said:
Andrew, I don't want to change the drive letter, I want
to change the description of the drive. Is this possible
in XP Pro?
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dr_b, thanks for your response, unfortunately this does not
work. I have a Zip-750 drive, Zip-100 drive, a DVD-R drive
and a DVD-RW drive that I would like to rename to make it
easier in telling them apart. The default names assigned by
XP are not descriptive enough for my needs. Any other
ideas, anybody? -TR
 
I copied this info from a similar request....no idea who to credit :(

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HOW TO CHANGE ICON & RENAME A DRIVE LETTER IN WINDOWS XP

This tweak allows you to change the name and icon shown in Explorer for a specific drive letter.

Open your registry and find the key below. If the key does not already exist then create it.

Within the main key create a new sub-key with a single letter representing the drive letter of the
drive to be modified.
(e.g. [HKEY...\DriveIcons\D])

Within the drive letter key create another sub-key called "DefaultIcon" (e.g.
[HKEY...\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]) and set the "(Default)" value to equal the fully qualified name
of the icon file. If the file contains more that one icon follow it with a comma and the zero-based
index of the icon (e.g. "c:\icons\myicons.dll,4").

Create another sub-key within the drive letter key called "DefaultLabel" (e.g.
[HKEY...\DriveIcons\D\DefaultLabel]) and set it's "(Default)" value to equal the label for the drive
letter (e.g. "My ZIP Drive").

For example: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion
Explorer
DriveIcons
D
DefaultIcon
(Default) = c:\icons\myicons.dll,4
DefaultLabel
(Default) = My ZIP Drive

You may need to restart Windows for the change to take effect, or press F5 to refresh My Computer.
 
Thanks, Keith! -Tom
-----Original Message-----
I copied this info from a similar request....no idea who to credit :(

---------------------------------------------------------- -----------
HOW TO CHANGE ICON & RENAME A DRIVE LETTER IN WINDOWS XP

This tweak allows you to change the name and icon shown
Click to expand...
in Explorer for a specific drive letter.
Open your registry and find the key below. If the key
Click to expand...
does not already exist then create it.
Within the main key create a new sub-key with a single
Click to expand...
letter representing the drive letter of the
drive to be modified.
(e.g. [HKEY...\DriveIcons\D])

Within the drive letter key create another sub-key called "DefaultIcon" (e.g.
[HKEY...\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]) and set
Click to expand...
the "(Default)" value to equal the fully qualified name
of the icon file. If the file contains more that one icon
Click to expand...
follow it with a comma and the zero-based
index of the icon (e.g. "c:\icons\myicons.dll,4").

Create another sub-key within the drive letter key called "DefaultLabel" (e.g.
[HKEY...\DriveIcons\D\DefaultLabel]) and set
Click to expand...
it's "(Default)" value to equal the label for the drive
letter (e.g. "My ZIP Drive").

For example: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion
Explorer
DriveIcons
D
DefaultIcon
(Default) = c:\icons\myicons.dll,4
DefaultLabel
(Default) = My ZIP Drive

You may need to restart Windows for the change to take
Click to expand...
effect, or press F5 to refresh My Computer.
 
LOL...you're welcome...I was wondering if you were going to find this... :)

Keith

Tom Rouse said:
Thanks, Keith! -Tom
-----Original Message-----
I copied this info from a similar request....no idea who to credit :(

---------------------------------------------------------- -----------
HOW TO CHANGE ICON & RENAME A DRIVE LETTER IN WINDOWS XP

This tweak allows you to change the name and icon shown
Click to expand...
in Explorer for a specific drive letter.
Open your registry and find the key below. If the key
Click to expand...
does not already exist then create it.
Within the main key create a new sub-key with a single
Click to expand...
letter representing the drive letter of the
drive to be modified.
(e.g. [HKEY...\DriveIcons\D])

Within the drive letter key create another sub-key called "DefaultIcon" (e.g.
[HKEY...\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]) and set
Click to expand...
the "(Default)" value to equal the fully qualified name
of the icon file. If the file contains more that one icon
Click to expand...
follow it with a comma and the zero-based
index of the icon (e.g. "c:\icons\myicons.dll,4").

Create another sub-key within the drive letter key called "DefaultLabel" (e.g.
[HKEY...\DriveIcons\D\DefaultLabel]) and set
Click to expand...
it's "(Default)" value to equal the label for the drive
letter (e.g. "My ZIP Drive").

For example: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion
Explorer
DriveIcons
D
DefaultIcon
(Default) = c:\icons\myicons.dll,4
DefaultLabel
(Default) = My ZIP Drive

You may need to restart Windows for the change to take
Click to expand...
effect, or press F5 to refresh My Computer.
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Have fun,
Keith




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