cannot change the drive letter of the external hard drive in XP

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  What operating system do we use?

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  Let us know the operating system you are using and we can go forward from there.

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  Then you must mark the external HARD disk and should change the letter F.

  Perhaps the letter F was reserved for another drive.
  In this case, you need to unlock the letter F by assigning another letter to the reader that uses the letter F.

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  Hello Charles,

  Please contact Microsoft Community. I appreciate for all the research you have done.

  I can understand the inconvenience caused, be assured that we are here to help with your concern.

  This problem can occur if the hard disk is not formatted.

  Method 1:

  I suggest you refer to her below links to format the hard drive and then try to assign the drive letter for the drive and check if it works.

  To format the hard drive refer to the article.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/create-format-hard-disk-partition#create-format-hard-disk-partition=Windows-7

  To assign driver letter refer to the article.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/change-add-remove-drive-letter#1TC=Windows-7

  Important: Formatting a volume will destroy all data on the partition. Be sure to back up any data you want to save before you begin.

  Note: You can check out the link below to see how you can back up your files.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/back-up-your-files

  Note: If the problem persists, continue with method 2

  Method 2:

  Enables or disables the automount feature. When enabled (default), Windows automatically get the file system for a new basic volume or dynamic when it is added to the system and then assigns a drive letter to the volume. Please follow the steps below to enable the automount feature,

  1. Open the Start Menu.
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  6. Type automount enable and press enter.
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  Thank you for the update.

  Given that the problem occurs when the hard drive is connected to a different USB port or another computer, it is probably related to the connection of the hard disk.

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  b. press the Windows key + E to open Windows Explorer.

  c. check if the hard drive is present here.

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