Mapping a tape drive

I need to map a tape drive in Vista because the backup app only reads devices
that have a drive letter. How may I do this? Thanks!

From: "microsvc" <>

| I need to map a tape drive in Vista because the backup app only reads devices
| that have a drive letter. How may I do this? Thanks!

You don't. Tape drives are not assigned drive letters.
A "good" backup application should be able to detect a tape drive from the Registry.

What is your tape drive and type and what is your un-named backup software ?

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Thanks for your reply. I have an external USB drive and using PCBackup from
Stompsoft (formally Veritas BackupExec), compatable with vista.



"David H. Lipman" wrote:

> From: "microsvc" <>
>
> | I need to map a tape drive in Vista because the backup app only reads devices
> | that have a drive letter. How may I do this? Thanks!
>
> You don't. Tape drives are not assigned drive letters.
> A "good" backup application should be able to detect a tape drive from the Registry.
>
> What is your tape drive and type and what is your un-named backup software ?
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
>
>

Seems like if proper drivers were installed for your device then it would be
recognized as an external storage device and receive a drive letter
automatically when you plugged it in.

go to control panel/administrative tools/computer management/disk tools to
see if the device is listed and you can then assign a letter if it lacks
one.

Look in control panel/device manager is the device listed and not properly
setup? (exclamation point displayed next to it).

"microsvc" <> wrote in message
news:36927932-58C2-4631-ABE0-...
>I need to map a tape drive in Vista because the backup app only reads
>devices
> that have a drive letter. How may I do this? Thanks!

From: "Cameron Snyder" <>

| Seems like if proper drivers were installed for your device then it would be
| recognized as an external storage device and receive a drive letter
| automatically when you plugged it in.
|

< snip >

Tape drives are sequential data devices and are NOT assigned drive letters.

Random-Read/Random-Write devices are assigned dive letters.

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Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
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