Windows XP Static Drive Assignments in Win XP Home

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XP states: "Windows 2000 and Windows XP allow the static assignment of drive letters on volumes, partitions, and CD-ROM drives. This means that you permanently assign a drive letter to a specific partition, volume, or CD-ROM drive. When you add a new hard disk to an existing computer system, it will not affect statically assigned drive letters. "

Where is this switch/command located? I can only find how to assign, change, or remove a drive letter, but not where to make it permanent (static). I have already had this drive get it's letter changed twice and cannot afford that happening again as I have programs mounted on it (not the primary, which is out of space).
 
Drives take a priority ... when fitted internally & directly to the Motherboard

A Floppy driver will always be A & B

The first HD "master" will always be given C ... then any subsequent HD, jumpered correctly, a letter of the alphabet through to Z

External HDs may be given a pick of what is next and can change at a whim.

A good example is ... an internal USB fitted card reader, may at one point or another not get detected on a boot, add your external HD in this situation and it will have the next available drive letter vacant.

The use of Safely Remove Hardware thingie can also do this ...

Bottom line is, I don't think you can "assign" a permanent drive letter to an external drive. You are welcome to prove me wrong as I have not researched this.

Always install programs to the C drive. ;)
 
muckshifter said:
Bottom line is, I don't think you can "assign" a permanent drive letter to an external drive. You are welcome to prove me wrong as I have not researched this.

Always install programs to the C drive. ;)
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You can not "assign" a permanent drive letter to an external drive, the pc will always see it as external and therefore assume to give it a letter thats is free after C: ie: C: HDD, D: DVD, E: DVD-RW, So F: would be the first letter it could give to any other external drive. Being external & not fixed neans that the PC gives it the first free letter if it's not being used by another external drive.
 
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