USB memory stick (Flash Drives)

[mc]

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hi,
Is it possible to manually configure a USB memory stick to
a particular drive? e.g. H:\. If so how can one go about
doing it in Windows OS.
I would want to know so that it eleminates changing drives
whenever its connected to PCs/Laptops.
Tx

 

[Guest]

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"MC" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1eed01c49d7d$d27bfb70$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> hi,
> Is it possible to manually configure a USB memory stick to
> a particular drive? e.g. H:\. If so how can one go about
> doing it in Windows OS.
> I would want to know so that it eleminates changing drives
> whenever its connected to PCs/Laptops.
> Tx

Yes, possible. Please *use the following advice on your own risk*.
It works for me but it is far from being easy or intuitive.

1. After Windows auto-assigns some letter to your flash drive (for example X, remove it and open
registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices
2. Find a key named \DosDevices\X: and change X to whatever you want.
Don't change the *value* itself.

Regards,
--PA

 

[Guest]

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Or right-click My Computer, select Manage, go to Disk Management,
right-click your flash drive and select "Change Drive Letter".

Pavel A. wrote:
> "MC" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1eed01c49d7d$d27bfb70$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>
>>hi,
>>Is it possible to manually configure a USB memory stick to
>>a particular drive? e.g. H:\. If so how can one go about
>>doing it in Windows OS.
>>I would want to know so that it eleminates changing drives
>>whenever its connected to PCs/Laptops.
>>Tx
>
>
> Yes, possible. Please *use the following advice on your own risk*.
> It works for me but it is far from being easy or intuitive.
>
> 1. After Windows auto-assigns some letter to your flash drive (for example X, remove it and open
> registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices
> 2. Find a key named \DosDevices\X: and change X to whatever you want.
> Don't change the *value* itself.
>
> Regards,
> --PA
>
>
>

 

[mc]

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By following this process, will it be permanent whenever I
use the USB or will I have to repeat this process?
>-----Original Message-----
>Or right-click My Computer, select Manage, go to Disk
Management,
>right-click your flash drive and select "Change Drive
Letter".
>
>Pavel A. wrote:
>> "MC" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:1eed01c49d7d$d27bfb70$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>>>hi,
>>>Is it possible to manually configure a USB memory stick
to
>>>a particular drive? e.g. H:\. If so how can one go about
>>>doing it in Windows OS.
>>>I would want to know so that it eleminates changing
drives
>>>whenever its connected to PCs/Laptops.
>>>Tx
>>
>>
>> Yes, possible. Please *use the following advice on your
own risk*.
>> It works for me but it is far from being easy or
intuitive.
>>
>> 1. After Windows auto-assigns some letter to your flash
drive (for example X, remove it and open
>> registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices
>> 2. Find a key named \DosDevices\X: and change X to
whatever you want.
>> Don't change the *value* itself.
>>
>> Regards,
>> --PA
>>
>>
>>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

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It'll be permanent.

MC wrote:
> By following this process, will it be permanent whenever I
> use the USB or will I have to repeat this process?
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Or right-click My Computer, select Manage, go to Disk
>
> Management,
>
>>right-click your flash drive and select "Change Drive
>
> Letter".