I can do that, bus as I indicate in my question this doesn't stick.
"DaveD" <dd@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> After plugging in your USB device, run the command compmgmt.msc
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> Select Disk Management
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> Then, Right-click on your drive and Select Change Drive Letter
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> "pbl" <pblnews@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:01f67152$0$25479$c3e8da3@xxxxxx Quote:
>>I have 5 USB devices (2 external drives, 1 flash drive, one CF card
>>reader, and 1 Sony walkman) that when connected score a drive letter. My
>>problem is that the drive letters change depending on the order in which
>>the devices are connected (the first one plugged in gets drive F, then G,
>>etc). This causes a headache for my backup software SyncBackPro, where I
>>have schemes set up for my two external hard drives based on drive
>>letters. I can change the drive letters in Disk Management (Vista
>>Ultimate) but that only sticks while that device is connected. For
>>instance, if I unplug my primary backup drive G and connect my flash
>>drive, the flash drive would then become G. Is there any way of
>>permanently locking a particular device to a particular drive letter?
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