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   Nil to Erik   
   Re: Non-persistence of CD drive names in   
   16 Dec 10 17:19:08   
   
   From: rednoise@REMOVETHIScomcast.net   
      
   On 16 Dec 2010, "Erik"  wrote in   
   alt.os.windows-xp:   
      
   > Would anyone have any ideas why a previously perfectly docile XP   
   > system should decide to rename the 2 DVD/CDs from Q: & R: to G: &   
   > F: at reboot? Changing them back (to where all the software   
   > expects them) works until reboot, when they go back to fighting   
   > with assorted USB sticks for names, instead of being well   
   > separated.   
      
   I don't. My CD/DVD drive has been named "O" for years. The only time   
   it's ever chosen its own name has been if it was deleted from Device   
   Manager and re-detected later or at next boot-up.   
      
   Is it possible you have a loose or bad cable?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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