freddy

Albert,

The problem could be that you created that drive in WinXP, and Vista has a
problem with that. There is something different between the two operating
systems. You may still have to partition and format (in Vista) to get Vista
to recognize the drive. If this is a viable option, backup the data before
you try it. Just a different way of looking at this.
--
freddy


"Albert Trudeau" wrote:

> The partition has been created; NTFS; and there is data (a lot of data!) on
> this drive. As I have stated before, this drive was (and still is) my backup
> D: drive on Windows XP Professional. This is not a new, unformatted drive.
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
> > You have to create a partition and format the partition before a drive
> > letter is assigned. You may have to reboot to get to the finale.
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Richard Urban
> > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> > (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
> >
> >
> >
> > "Albert Trudeau" <AlbertTrudeau@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:9A99B2F4-AADF-4737-BD5C-306EE55B6F46@microsoft.com...
> > > I'm still looking for a solution for my problem.
> > >
> > > I have installed a 'secondary' SATA HDD and though you can see it in the
> > > "Disk Management" window (Computer Management Console), there isn't a
> > > drive
> > > letter assigned, nor can I assign a drive letter.
> > >
> > > The 'Volume' column shows the drive (without an assigned drive letter)
> > > The 'Layout' column shows "Simple" (just like the C: drive)
> > > The 'Type' is "Basic" (just like the C: drive)
> > > The 'File System' is blank (whereas the C: drive shows NTFS)
> > > The 'Status' is "Healthy, (Active, Primary Partition); (whereas the C:
> > > drive
> > > is listed as "Healthy (System, Boot, Page File, Active, Crash Dump,
> > > Primary
> > > Partition))
> > >
> > > The only anomaly listed above is under the "%Free" column; this is at 100%
> > > -- which is, of course, false. This is my Backup D: drive that is listed
> > > in
> > > Windows XP Professional, etc.
> > >
> > > The 'pop-up' menu will only list 'Delete Volume' and 'Help'. All other
> > > selections are unavailable (ghosted out).
> > >
> > > This 'glitch' is preventing me from running Vista full-time. I would love
> > > to hear a solution as soon as possible. Thank you.
> > >
> > > Albert Trudeau
> >
> >