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USB assignment letter

Benoit -  
 Benoit -
Hello,

I just bought a new laptop (running on Vista) and I have the following problem:

When I connect a hard drive or a USB flash drive to a USB port, the PC recognizes it (no problem) but does not assign any drive letter to it, making it impossible for me to open it. I tried to assign letters via DOS and the disk manager, but the letter stays for a second and almost instantly disappears...

Does anyone have a solution to fix this and allow me to explore my data??

Thanks in advance,

Benoit
Configuration: Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0

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jnfs347
 
You should try changing the drive letter of your devices using Partition Magic software or others.
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Benoit
 
Hello,

My main drive is partitioned into two (C and D drives) and the DVD drive is E. I have no problem accessing these drives and viewing their data. My problem arises when I plug something into my USB ports... the computer recognizes them but does not assign a letter to them, and when I try to assign a letter, it is removed after 1 second (the antivirus just has time to tell me that a drive has been connected and asks if I want to scan it).

I don’t understand why you are talking about partitions? Can you explain further?

Thank you.
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