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Change floppy drive assignment from B: to A:
I built myself a computer a couple of years ago and have Vista Ultimate on
it. Recently I went to create a floppy disk for maintenance on another computer and found that the floppy drive (which I haven't used before) is labeled as the B drive. How do I change that back to A? Right now I am using subst a: "b:" which works for now but would rather set it permanently. |
Change floppy drive assignment from B: to A:
Hi, M.
As I recall, we always had to swap the FDD ribbon cable to change the floppy drive letters. My current (15 years old!) floppy drive is a combination unit with both 3.5" and 5.25" drives in a half-height (remember that term?) case with only a single cable for both drives. But in the olden days we had to use two cables or a single cable with two physical connectors, usually split with a few wires twisted between the first and second connectors. If you can't remember - or can't find a reference - post back and we'll find what you need. Since the letter B: was practically never used, I've assigned it to one of my USB flash drives and use it for B:\Backup of some of my data weekly. I can use Disk Management to change that letter, but Disk Management doesn't work for floppy drives. They are hard-wired. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100 "M Skabialka" wrote in message ... I built myself a computer a couple of years ago and have Vista Ultimate on it. Recently I went to create a floppy disk for maintenance on another computer and found that the floppy drive (which I haven't used before) is labeled as the B drive. How do I change that back to A? Right now I am using subst a: "b:" which works for now but would rather set it permanently. |
Change floppy drive assignment from B: to A:
Start Regedit and find:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices. Under that you will see a \DosDevices\B: Select the entry and press F2 (or Rt click and choose rename) Rename to \DosDevices\A: (i.e change the B to an A) Reboot and you should be good. As always if you make a mistake in the registry your system could become unusable so use caution. I would backup that key or at least have a restore point that you could use. -- Paul "M Skabialka" wrote: I built myself a computer a couple of years ago and have Vista Ultimate on it. Recently I went to create a floppy disk for maintenance on another computer and found that the floppy drive (which I haven't used before) is labeled as the B drive. How do I change that back to A? Right now I am using subst a: "b:" which works for now but would rather set it permanently. |
Change floppy drive assignment from B: to A:
M Skabialka wrote:
I built myself a computer a couple of years ago and have Vista Ultimate on it. Recently I went to create a floppy disk for maintenance on another computer and found that the floppy drive (which I haven't used before) is labeled as the B drive. How do I change that back to A? Right now I am using subst a: "b:" which works for now but would rather set it permanently. My commandline tool ReMount can do this. remount b: a: http://www.uwe-sieber.de/drivetools_e.html#remount Uwe |
Change floppy drive assignment from B: to A:
I'll try this..
"PaulB" wrote in message ... Start Regedit and find: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices. Under that you will see a \DosDevices\B: Select the entry and press F2 (or Rt click and choose rename) Rename to \DosDevices\A: (i.e change the B to an A) Reboot and you should be good. As always if you make a mistake in the registry your system could become unusable so use caution. I would backup that key or at least have a restore point that you could use. -- Paul "M Skabialka" wrote: I built myself a computer a couple of years ago and have Vista Ultimate on it. Recently I went to create a floppy disk for maintenance on another computer and found that the floppy drive (which I haven't used before) is labeled as the B drive. How do I change that back to A? Right now I am using subst a: "b:" which works for now but would rather set it permanently. |
Change floppy drive assignment from B: to A:
It is actually very easy.
1. Go to the start menu and search for computer management 2.Click on Computer management 3.Click continue if you have UAC on. 4. In computer management go to storage 5. click on disk management(local) 6.Right click the floppy drive bar and click Change drive letter and path 7. click change 8, select A and hit ok You have now changed your floppuy drive letter "M Skabialka" wrote in message ... I built myself a computer a couple of years ago and have Vista Ultimate on it. Recently I went to create a floppy disk for maintenance on another computer and found that the floppy drive (which I haven't used before) is labeled as the B drive. How do I change that back to A? Right now I am using subst a: "b:" which works for now but would rather set it permanently. |
Change floppy drive assignment from B: to A:
There isn't a floppy drive in Disk Management on my Vista Ultimate computer
either, which is why I posed the question here! Mich "R. C. White" wrote in message ... Hi, Jesse. 6.Right click the floppy drive bar and click Change drive letter and path Did you actually try this? I've been using Disk Management since Windows 2000 and I don't recall EVER seeing a FLOPPY drive there. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100 "Jesse McGurty" wrote in message ... It is actually very easy. 1. Go to the start menu and search for computer management 2.Click on Computer management 3.Click continue if you have UAC on. 4. In computer management go to storage 5. click on disk management(local) 6.Right click the floppy drive bar and click Change drive letter and path 7. click change 8, select A and hit ok You have now changed your floppuy drive letter "M Skabialka" wrote in message ... I built myself a computer a couple of years ago and have Vista Ultimate on it. Recently I went to create a floppy disk for maintenance on another computer and found that the floppy drive (which I haven't used before) is labeled as the B drive. How do I change that back to A? Right now I am using subst a: "b:" which works for now but would rather set it permanently. |
Change floppy drive assignment from B: to A:
Hi, Mich.
Have you found a solution yet? Can you tell us about it? RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100 "M Skabialka" wrote in message ... There isn't a floppy drive in Disk Management on my Vista Ultimate computer either, which is why I posed the question here! Mich "R. C. White" wrote in message ... Hi, Jesse. 6.Right click the floppy drive bar and click Change drive letter and path Did you actually try this? I've been using Disk Management since Windows 2000 and I don't recall EVER seeing a FLOPPY drive there. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100 "Jesse McGurty" wrote in message ... It is actually very easy. 1. Go to the start menu and search for computer management 2.Click on Computer management 3.Click continue if you have UAC on. 4. In computer management go to storage 5. click on disk management(local) 6.Right click the floppy drive bar and click Change drive letter and path 7. click change 8, select A and hit ok You have now changed your floppuy drive letter "M Skabialka" wrote in message ... I built myself a computer a couple of years ago and have Vista Ultimate on it. Recently I went to create a floppy disk for maintenance on another computer and found that the floppy drive (which I haven't used before) is labeled as the B drive. How do I change that back to A? Right now I am using subst a: "b:" which works for now but would rather set it permanently. |
Change floppy drive assignment from B: to A:
Actaully I haven't rebooted yet - I'm in the middle of a game I don't want
to lose my progress in the level!! Will post when I reboot! "R. C. White" wrote in message ... Hi, Mich. Have you found a solution yet? Can you tell us about it? RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100 "M Skabialka" wrote in message ... There isn't a floppy drive in Disk Management on my Vista Ultimate computer either, which is why I posed the question here! Mich "R. C. White" wrote in message ... Hi, Jesse. 6.Right click the floppy drive bar and click Change drive letter and path Did you actually try this? I've been using Disk Management since Windows 2000 and I don't recall EVER seeing a FLOPPY drive there. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100 "Jesse McGurty" wrote in message ... It is actually very easy. 1. Go to the start menu and search for computer management 2.Click on Computer management 3.Click continue if you have UAC on. 4. In computer management go to storage 5. click on disk management(local) 6.Right click the floppy drive bar and click Change drive letter and path 7. click change 8, select A and hit ok You have now changed your floppuy drive letter "M Skabialka" wrote in message ... I built myself a computer a couple of years ago and have Vista Ultimate on it. Recently I went to create a floppy disk for maintenance on another computer and found that the floppy drive (which I haven't used before) is labeled as the B drive. How do I change that back to A? Right now I am using subst a: "b:" which works for now but would rather set it permanently. |
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