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Local disk not visible
Posted by hammond mike on February 15th, 2008


My external usb hard drive just recently became invisible to Windows Explorer
and My Computer. Previously it was designated F: and was seen by WE and MC.
Now it is designated G: and is seen in System Hardware and during various
scans. I added a usb printer which Windows has designated as F: and is
listed as a printer, mass storage device, and local hard drive in System
Hardware. How do I get access to the external drive again, and how do I get
Windows to recognize the printer as only a printer???

Posted by Bob I on February 15th, 2008


Then don't buy printers with memory card plugins. As to the external
hard drive, what does it matter if you access it as F: or G:?

hammond mike wrote:


Posted by Bob I on February 15th, 2008


Whoops! Try downloading "TweakUI" powertoy from Microsoft Downloads and
use it to "UNhide" the "G:"

Bob I wrote:



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