My DVD RW drive loads by default as E:, the lowest available letter. I

want to use E: for something else, so I assigned it the letter Z:

using Administrative Tools. But on reboot it reverts to E:.

 

A virtual drive created by the InstantWrite software has the same

problem, i.e. I cannot permanently reassign the drive letter, but

another DVD drive which was earlier assigned to Y: is still Y:.

 

I can successfully reassign the drive letters of the various hard disk

partitions. They do not revert on reboot.

 

I have just reinstalled my whole system. I had the problem before

reinstallation, but as far as I can recall it was not there at first

in the new installation. It is now.

 

TIA for any help.

 

Rob

Rob <f8YRm9@spambobLEAVETHISBITOUT.net> wrote on Thu, 5 Jul 2007:

>My DVD RW drive loads by default as E:, the lowest available letter. I

>want to use E: for something else, so I assigned it the letter Z:

>using Administrative Tools. But on reboot it reverts to E:.

>

>A virtual drive created by the InstantWrite software has the same

>problem, i.e. I cannot permanently reassign the drive letter, but

>another DVD drive which was earlier assigned to Y: is still Y:.

>

>I can successfully reassign the drive letters of the various hard disk

>partitions. They do not revert on reboot.

>

>I have just reinstalled my whole system. I had the problem before

>reinstallation, but as far as I can recall it was not there at first

>in the new installation. It is now.

 

Hi Rob

 

Are you perhaps using Zone Alarm? This was a known problem in version

6.5.x.x I'm not sure about later ones. If you think this might apply to

you, have a look here:

http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=gen&message.id=37443

 

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Nightowl

Re: Assigned new drive letter to DVD drive. Reverts to old letteron reboot.

 

It's a known problem with ZoneAlarm 6.5. Norton GoBack is also

suspected to cause this.

 

Uwe

 

 

Rob wrote:

> My DVD RW drive loads by default as E:, the lowest available letter. I

> want to use E: for something else, so I assigned it the letter Z:

> using Administrative Tools. But on reboot it reverts to E:.

>

> A virtual drive created by the InstantWrite software has the same

> problem, i.e. I cannot permanently reassign the drive letter, but

> another DVD drive which was earlier assigned to Y: is still Y:.

>

> I can successfully reassign the drive letters of the various hard disk

> partitions. They do not revert on reboot.

>

> I have just reinstalled my whole system. I had the problem before

> reinstallation, but as far as I can recall it was not there at first

> in the new installation. It is now.

>

> TIA for any help.

>

> Rob

On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:53:56 +0200, Uwe Sieber <mail@uwe-sieber.de>

wrote:

>It's a known problem with ZoneAlarm 6.5. Norton GoBack is also

>suspected to cause this.

>

 

Apparently ZA 6.5.737 fixed the problem. I was able to change my dvd

drive letter and after rebooting, the new drive letter was showing

correctly.

>Uwe

>

>

>Rob wrote:

>> My DVD RW drive loads by default as E:, the lowest available letter. I

>> want to use E: for something else, so I assigned it the letter Z:

>> using Administrative Tools. But on reboot it reverts to E:.

 

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Zilbandy

Re: Assigned new drive letter to DVD drive. Reverts to old letteron reboot.

 

Zilbandy wrote:

>

>> It's a known problem with ZoneAlarm 6.5. Norton GoBack is also

>> suspected to cause this.

>>

>

> Apparently ZA 6.5.737 fixed the problem. I was able to change my dvd

> drive letter and after rebooting, the new drive letter was showing

> correctly.

 

 

Thanks for the info!

Yes, ZA, it was, though I was using version 7. I removed it from the

startup directory, but that was not enough. I uninstalled it and my

drives are not reverting.

 

So, what is a good alternative free firewall?

 

Thanks all.

 

Rob

 

On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:34:24 -0700, Zilbandy

<zil@zilbandyREMOVETHIS.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:53:56 +0200, Uwe Sieber <mail@uwe-sieber.de>

>wrote:

>

>>It's a known problem with ZoneAlarm 6.5. Norton GoBack is also

>>suspected to cause this.

>>

>

>Apparently ZA 6.5.737 fixed the problem. I was able to change my dvd

>drive letter and after rebooting, the new drive letter was showing

>correctly.

>

>>Uwe

>>

>>

>>Rob wrote:

>>> My DVD RW drive loads by default as E:, the lowest available letter. I

>>> want to use E: for something else, so I assigned it the letter Z:

>>> using Administrative Tools. But on reboot it reverts to E:.

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:57:09 +0100, Rob

<f8YRm9@spambobLEAVETHISBITOUT.net> wrote:

>Yes, ZA, it was, though I was using version 7. I removed it from the

>startup directory, but that was not enough. I uninstalled it and my

>drives are not reverting.

>

>So, what is a good alternative free firewall?

 

Well, now that your drives are like you want them, may I recommend ZA.

Reinstall it and it should be happy. :)

 

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Zilbandy