Drive letter shortage

With the advent of terabyte hard drives, is there a work around for the
limitatation of 26 letters for drive designations. I have a new computer
with 2 terabyte hard drives, two DVD's, several USB connections, and I am
running three different programs from ISO files stored on the hard drive
with Daemon Tools, all of which take up drive letters. I have Windows Vista
Home Premium, but see no work around for this limitation. I have searched
Microsoft KB finding nothing addressing this issue. I am hoping that some
one knows of a work around for the problem.

Regards,
Bill

"Bill Wittmer" <> wrote in message
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> With the advent of terabyte hard drives, is there a work around for the
> limitatation of 26 letters for drive designations. I have a new computer
> with 2 terabyte hard drives, two DVD's, several USB connections, and I am
> running three different programs from ISO files stored on the hard drive
> with Daemon Tools, all of which take up drive letters. I have Windows
> Vista Home Premium, but see no work around for this limitation. I have
> searched Microsoft KB finding nothing addressing this issue. I am hoping
> that some one knows of a work around for the problem.
>
> Regards,
> Bill

Maybe you should rethink your operation. Once you hit the limit I don't
think you can double up.

On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:43:42 -0400, Bill Wittmer wrote:

> With the advent of terabyte hard drives, is there a work around for the
> limitatation of 26 letters for drive designations. I have a new
> computer with 2 terabyte hard drives, two DVD's, several USB
> connections, and I am running three different programs from ISO files
> stored on the hard drive with Daemon Tools, all of which take up drive
> letters. I have Windows Vista Home Premium, but see no work around for
> this limitation. I have searched Microsoft KB finding nothing
> addressing this issue. I am hoping that some one knows of a work around
> for the problem.
>
> Regards,
> Bill

I've got a work around - it's called Linux.

"ray" <> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:43:42 -0400, Bill Wittmer wrote:
>
>> With the advent of terabyte hard drives, is there a work around for the
>> limitatation of 26 letters for drive designations. I have a new
>> computer with 2 terabyte hard drives, two DVD's, several USB
>> connections, and I am running three different programs from ISO files
>> stored on the hard drive with Daemon Tools, all of which take up drive
>> letters. I have Windows Vista Home Premium, but see no work around for
>> this limitation. I have searched Microsoft KB finding nothing
>> addressing this issue. I am hoping that some one knows of a work around
>> for the problem.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bill
>
> I've got a work around - it's called Linux.

That's pretty stupid. The guy already has Windows. He has Windows
applications. He runs multiple applications on the Windows platform and you
come up with the most idiotic response?

You should be ashamed of yourself. Now go sit in the corner for two hours
and don't get near the computer.

You'll be hearing from Gordon the Net Cop.

Imagine, using Linux. HA HA HA HA HA HA
What a crock of ****.

Em Terça 20 Outubro 2009 00:43, Bill Wittmer escreveu:

> With the advent of terabyte hard drives, is there a work around for the
> limitatation of 26 letters for drive designations. I have a new computer
> with 2 terabyte hard drives, two DVD's, several USB connections, and I am
> running three different programs from ISO files stored on the hard drive
> with Daemon Tools, all of which take up drive letters. I have Windows
> Vista
> Home Premium, but see no work around for this limitation. I have searched
> Microsoft KB finding nothing addressing this issue. I am hoping that some
> one knows of a work around for the problem.
>
> Regards,
> Bill
The use of drive letters is just one of the proves that windows is a OS with
3 decades of technological retardation.
Reserving a letter B for a second floppy drive is another example...

I've read somewhere that ther is a solution for windows to access storage
devices trought moint points, but i can't remember where.

google for it.

--
Ballmer

Hi,

Vista is built on the NT core and follows the same conventions in this
respect as do XP, Win2K, and NT4 before it. There is no workaround for it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Bill Wittmer" <> wrote in message
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> With the advent of terabyte hard drives, is there a work around for the
> limitatation of 26 letters for drive designations. I have a new computer
> with 2 terabyte hard drives, two DVD's, several USB connections, and I am
> running three different programs from ISO files stored on the hard drive
> with Daemon Tools, all of which take up drive letters. I have Windows
> Vista Home Premium, but see no work around for this limitation. I have
> searched Microsoft KB finding nothing addressing this issue. I am hoping
> that some one knows of a work around for the problem.
>
> Regards,
> Bill

Hello Bill

Depending on your setup needs, you can use GPT disks instead of th
default MBR. A GPT disk supports up to 256TB per single partitio
instead

'Convert MBR Disk to GPT Disk - Windows 7 Forums
(http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...-gpt-disk.html

Hope this helps
Shaw

Bill Wittmer;1172169 Wrote:
> With the advent of terabyte hard drives, is there a work around for th
> limitatation of 26 letters for drive designations. I have a ne
> compute
> with 2 terabyte hard drives, two DVD's, several USB connections, and
> a
> running three different programs from ISO files stored on the har
> driv
> with Daemon Tools, all of which take up drive letters. I have Window
> Vist
> Home Premium, but see no work around for this limitation. I hav
> searche
> Microsoft KB finding nothing addressing this issue. I am hoping tha
> som
> one knows of a work around for the problem
>
> Regards
> Bil

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When it comes to NTFS volumes, you can mount NTFS volume to an empty folder
on another NTFS volume.

Example
In your C: drive, create empty folders
C:\Disk01
C:\Disk02
....
C:\Disk29
etc

Now, go to Disk Management console.
Select partition/volume. If it uses a drive letter, delete drive letter.
Right click inside partition/volume, choose 'Change Drive Letter and
Paths..."
Click Add...
Select "Mount in the following empty NTFS folder:", click Browse and
navigate to your empty folder.
Click OK.

Now you can access your new partition/volume as C:\DiskNN.


"Bill Wittmer" <> wrote in message
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> With the advent of terabyte hard drives, is there a work around for the
> limitatation of 26 letters for drive designations. I have a new computer
> with 2 terabyte hard drives, two DVD's, several USB connections, and I am
> running three different programs from ISO files stored on the hard drive
> with Daemon Tools, all of which take up drive letters. I have Windows
> Vista Home Premium, but see no work around for this limitation. I have
> searched Microsoft KB finding nothing addressing this issue. I am hoping
> that some one knows of a work around for the problem.
>
> Regards,
> Bill

You're insane w/pretence.
What in the world are doing with 2TB storaage, unless it's a Server... get a
2nd computer, instead of creating 32-partitions and running out of
driveletters.

Looks liek you're doing Video editing.
Even with my MASSIVE demands for CAD/Engineering work, I'd not get as
extreme as running out of driveletters.
But I do have a desktop+laptop+3 backup storages dispersed around USA for
safety (to neutralize fire/flood/etc threats). on remote servers (courtesy
GoDaddy.com)
With a combined storage space also in Terabytes.

Still somehow I am not running out of driveletters.
In America sometimes it';s fashionable to spend money, and get the most
powerful "toy" out there, but when you ask these people what for? They
shrug & admit "just because I CAN".
Example:
I could replace my Nissan with a Ferrari to go at 200mph on a local city
street, problem is you can kill people and get ticketed, and pollute air
with 8 cylinders like a criminal.
What for, just because someone 'can"?

WHy do you need driveletters to store all that video p*rn?

"STAN STARINSKI" <Chyna@stealsUSJobsPatentsSoftwareMusicVideo> wrote in
message news:...
> You're insane w/pretence.
> What in the world are doing with 2TB storaage, unless it's a Server... get
> a 2nd computer, instead of creating 32-partitions and running out of
> driveletters.
>

Maybe he is storing all his PORN and needs 2TB of storage. Who gives a
flying ****?


> Looks liek you're doing Video editing.

Again, who cares?


> Even with my MASSIVE demands for CAD/Engineering work, I'd not get as
> extreme as running out of driveletters.

HA HA HA HA - Your only massive demand is on your Sheep.


> But I do have a desktop+laptop+3 backup storages dispersed around USA for
> safety (to neutralize fire/flood/etc threats). on remote servers (courtesy
> GoDaddy.com)

Storing all your PORN in different locations? Good .

> With a combined storage space also in Terabytes.
>
> Still somehow I am not running out of driveletters.

Hell, you can't even figure out how to change your clock.


> In America sometimes it';s fashionable to spend money, and get the most
> powerful "toy" out there, but when you ask these people what for? They
> shrug & admit "just because I CAN".
> Example:
> I could replace my Nissan with a Ferrari to go at 200mph on a local city
> street, problem is you can kill people and get ticketed, and pollute air
> with 8 cylinders like a criminal.

Correction: You don't have the money to replace your BEATER car with
anything worth more than $7,500.