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What happens when the Operating System runs-out of letters for the partitions?

"b11_" <> wrote in message
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> What happens when the Operating System runs-out of letters for the
> partitions?

You don't need that many. Use Folders.
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"b11_" <> wrote in message
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> What happens when the Operating System runs-out of letters for the
> partitions?


... it baulks at allowing the user to add yet more drives or create yet more
partitions..

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You can't make it happen!
You have a limit to the max. number of partitions you have have per Hard
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"b11_" wrote:

> What happens when the Operating System runs-out of letters for the partitions?

"b11_" <> wrote in message
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> What happens when the Operating System runs-out of letters for the
partitions?


Just install a second language such a Greek, then you have more letters.
NOT

The truth is that you cannot assing any more letters to partitions than
there are letters in the alphabet...
however you can mount add'l partitions as folders.
That was possible going back to Win2k and XP (and probably NT as well)

http://www.watchingthenet.com/mount-...n-windows.html


(see , now you don't have to learn Greek)

On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:17:00 -0800, Mick Murphy
<> wrote:

> You can't make it happen!
> You have a limit to the max. number of partitions you have have per Hard
> Drive!!!!!!!!!


Yes, and that maximum is four. However, most of us use the word
"partition" informally to include logical drives.

The maximum number of logical drives in an extended partition is 23,
and that's because the letters A and B are reserved for diskette
drives, and one drive letter has to be a primary drive, there are 23
letters left.

However, since you can have multiple physical drives, you could very
easily have more than 24 primary partitions and logical drives in
extended partitions. Since there aren't enough drive letters to
support this, you can use "mounted drives" for some and them, and have
access to as many as you want. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307889


> "b11_" wrote:
>
> > What happens when the Operating System runs-out of letters for the partitions?

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You can use mount points: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/280297

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"b11_" <> wrote in message
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> What happens when the Operating System runs-out of letters for the
> partitions?

Mike Hall - MVP wrote:

> "b11_" <> wrote in message
> news:9EEDBB09-3B9A-485C-89C2-...
>> What happens when the Operating System runs-out of letters for the
>> partitions?
>
>
> .. it baulks at allowing the user to add yet more drives or create yet
> more partitions..
>
Part of the whole silliness of how Microsoft has chosen to mount hd
partitions.

Cheers.

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NoStop wrote:


> Part of the whole silliness of how Microsoft has chosen to mount hd
> partitions.
>
> Cheers.
>
Tell us all about "mounting"...you and RS...LOL!
Get lost you stupid lying linux troll!
Frank

Frank wrote:

> NoStop wrote:
>
>
>> Part of the whole silliness of how Microsoft has chosen to mount hd
>> partitions.
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
> Tell us all about "mounting"...you and RS...LOL!
> Get lost you stupid lying linux troll!
> Frank

The Usenet Village Idiot strikes again! Funny boy.

Cheers.

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