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IBEWVET

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3. Sometime if you use a usb port for a stick and.

Reply to truedelphi (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 06:28 PM

Feb 2012

allready have another stick in another usb port, your computer will rename the second stick with a new letter. You have to use the computer to rename the stick. Not sure where you go to do this, as its been a couple of years since I had to do it.

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Pls Help! My computer re-assigned names so the USB port is now called [View all] truedelphi Feb 2012 OP

Did you try formating the stick first? Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #1

Good tip. Thanks. I do have theoption to format but truedelphi Feb 2012 #2

Sometime if you use a usb port for a stick and. IBEWVET Feb 2012 #3

You might want to control for all of the variables.... Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #4

I'll try what you suggest as soon as my spouse is home truedelphi Feb 2012 #5

Some have the switch, some don't. Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #6

Do you have the same problem with other computers (and the same stick)? HopeHoops Feb 2012 #7

I am clueless as to your meaning of these two sentences: truedelphi Feb 2012 #8

It's still the OS that determines the drive letter. D is already taken. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #9

Okay now we are following each other in terms of what we are meaning. truedelphi Feb 2012 #10

The shop-guy was half right - it is the OS USB driver that decides the letter... HopeHoops Feb 2012 #13

Oh,one other thing - my spouse upgraded both out XP WIndows computers truedelphi Feb 2012 #11

It does. That's a good thing. SP3 is what you want. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #14

Here is one of my (use once in a blue moon utilities) which may help. DriveClean CK_John Feb 2012 #12

Having read most of this thread... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #15