wpbdude...
Part of the problem is that Windows likes to put the CD
drive at the end of the list, but we should be able to get
around that.
Assuming that G shows up as an available drive letter in
Partition Magic, and that it would benefit you to have the
drives assigned to their original letters, you can do the
following (drive letters should become available once you
reassign them). I have Windows 2000, but Windows XP should
be basically the same:
In Partition Magic...
Right-click on the F drive -> Advanced -> Change Drive Letter
to G
If G is not available, let me know if that's the case, and we
can work from there.
Right-click on the D drive -> Advanced -> Change Drive Letter
to F
Click Apply Changes, and allow PM to reboot the system and make
the changes.
This should free up D, making it available for your CD-ROM.
After reboot, check in Windows Explorer to see if Windows
has already reassigned the CD-ROM drive to D.
If not, open Computer Management in Administrative Tools.
Click on Disk Management. This step is necessary since
CD-ROM drives don't show up as manageable in Partition
Magic. Right-click on your CD drive (H) and select
Change Drive Letter and Path. In the dialog box that
results, choose Edit, and use the drop-down box to
reassign the Drive to D. Windows may require a reboot
at this point, to make the necessary changes. There may
be slight variances in dialog text due to the different
operating system, but this shouldn't prove a major
obstacle.
That should do it! Please let me know if you were successful,
or if you need further information due to unseen circumstances.
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Clarification of Answer by
sublime1-ga
on
09 Feb 2005 18:41 PST
DW...
You noted that this problem occurred when you were *trying*
to install GoBack. Does that mean the install was unsuccessful?
Did any potentially useful messages arise during the aborted
install, if that's what took place?
Either way, about the only recourse that occurs to me is to
try using Windows XP's built-in capacity to go back to an
earlier time, using System Restore to return to a "restore
point" which preceeded the installation of GoBack. If GoBack
*did* install, have you attempted to uninstall it first?
Since GoBack is not infrequently acquired as 'warez', I also
have to wonder if you might have acquired an infected copy,
and if a virus is at the root of some of the problems you're
seeing in attempting to change your drive letters back.
Are you familiar with System Restore in Windows XP?
If so, give that a try and see if your drive assignments
revert to normal, or if you're able to use Partition Magic
to revert them after reaching the old restore point.
Also, you note that your attempts to follow the steps I
gave you were unsuccessful. Did you get any error messages
which might be useful in pinpointing the problems Windows
is having with these processes?
It may not be possible to resolve this at a distance,
especially in the absence of step-by-step feedback on
what is occurring every step of the way. If this turns
out to be the case, I will ask the editors to remove my
answer so that someone else can give it a shot. This is
always a risk when attempting to solve a computer problem
at a distance.
Let me know where this takes you...
sublime1-ga
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