Pen Drives & Letter assignments

Gatt · 28-01-2006, 06:49 PM

anyone know of a way to force all USB pen drives to use the same drive letter . I know that the registry holds a log of letter assignments, but this seems to go by PC

so if pupil A plugs a SAN-DISk drve in he'll get letter E:
but if Pupil B then logs in later, and plugs in a different model of pen-drive, he'll probably get letter F: as the PC has already assigned E: to Pupil A's pen drive

I need a safe way to delete this "cache" so that no matter what drive is plugged into the PC, it will always be letter E:

john · 28-01-2006, 07:22 PM

I have never had that problem, so long as the drive is not there it will then reuse the letter what ever the make or model or user for me

ChrisH · 28-01-2006, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by john

I have never had that problem, so long as the drive is not there it will then reuse the letter what ever the make or model or user for me

Thats what happens with me as well. I always know they will be the d: drive as well as our computers dont have any floppy/optical drives in them on the student PCs.

Gatt · 28-01-2006, 08:28 PM

Ok thanks guys, will loko at this next week when i start to create a new image for them

29-01-2006, 04:56 PM

Yep same here. Drive E whatever the make.

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28-01-2006, 06:49 PM	#1
Gatt Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Moorside High, Swinton / Middleton, Rochdale Posts: 2,145 Thanks: 82 Thanked 36 Times in 27 Posts Rep Power: 19	Pen Drives & Letter assignments anyone know of a way to force all USB pen drives to use the same drive letter . I know that the registry holds a log of letter assignments, but this seems to go by PC so if pupil A plugs a SAN-DISk drve in he'll get letter E: but if Pupil B then logs in later, and plugs in a different model of pen-drive, he'll probably get letter F: as the PC has already assigned E: to Pupil A's pen drive I need a safe way to delete this "cache" so that no matter what drive is plugged into the PC, it will always be letter E:

28-01-2006, 07:22 PM	#2
john Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern England Posts: 4,307 Thanks: 86 Thanked 50 Times in 45 Posts Rep Power: 24	Re: Pen Drives & Letter assignments I have never had that problem, so long as the drive is not there it will then reuse the letter what ever the make or model or user for me

28-01-2006, 08:28 PM	#4
Gatt Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Moorside High, Swinton / Middleton, Rochdale Posts: 2,145 Thanks: 82 Thanked 36 Times in 27 Posts Rep Power: 19	Re: Pen Drives & Letter assignments Ok thanks guys, will loko at this next week when i start to create a new image for them

29-01-2006, 04:56 PM	#5
Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Pen Drives & Letter assignments Yep same here. Drive E whatever the make.

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