Re: Change to DVD-RAM drive letter doesn't survive reboot

Dan wrote:

Just got a new Lenovo ThinkPad T61 with a DVD-RAM drive. Originally
configured as the D: drive, I need it set to R: because of some applications
that require the D: drive to be mapped to a certain network share. (BTW,
this is using Windows XP SP2.)
I have already tried the "Computer Management" applet's Disk Management
(complete path: Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management,
Disk Management) to change the drive letter to R:, and this works *as long
as I don't reboot*. After rebooting, the DVD-RAM drive letter returns to
D:. Obviously, not a long-term solution.

Dan:

Not knowing how your apps work nor what logon scripts might run at your site nor anything else about your environment, it's hard to give solid advice. So, I'll just add a tidbit about DOS that's mostly been forgotten -- the SUBST command.

I _think_ it's a mnemonic for "substitute".

/VERY/ handy for dynamically creating 'drive' references whenever you need a different drive letter. Start a CMD window and run HELP SUBST for the simple details.

I had some massive app to install (a Tivoli app?) that demanded the install be done from a CD in drive D:, but the PC had no CD drive installed. I resolved it by putting an image of the CD on the LAN and running SUBST D: <lanpath> where <lanpath> pointed to the image of the CD.

I immediately had a "D:" drive that had a "CD" in it.

Good ol' DOS. Create a "drive" on the fly.

Whether that's useful or not to you, in some combination with other stuff perhaps...?

But it might useful some later time.

Tom Liotta