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Drive: USB: Microsoft: Windows: XP: I do not see my USB drive after installation

Aug 3rd, 2005 10:04
Knud van Eeden,

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Drive: USB: Microsoft: Windows: XP: I do not see my USB drive after 
installation

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Check to see if your USB drive letter  is conflicting with a pre-
assigned
drive letter.

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Possible cause:

The driveletter assigned to the USB drive is already
in use (e.g. by a network drive)

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Possible solution:

Choose another driveletter for your USB stick
(e.g. z: instead of f:)

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Steps: Overview:

 1. -Right click on 'My Computer' located on your desktop
     or in 'Start'

 2. -Select from list 'Manage'

 3. -Select from list 'Disk Management'

 4. -Locate your USB stick (and look at the drive letter)

 5. -Right click on the drive

     1. -Allocate a new drive letter to your USB drive

         1. e.g.

             z:

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Internet: see also:

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Operating system: Microsoft: Windows: XP: Link: Overview: Can you give
an overview of links?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/34878/fid/868

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