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How do I make an external hard drive keep the same drive letter permanently?

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I have a desktop PC (2002 vintage) running Windows XP that I turn on about two or three times per week. I have a mains powered 250 GB Western Digital hard disk connected to it via USB. I always turn the hard disk on before the PC, so it's up and running as the PC boots. When I first connected the e…

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USB Drive Letter Manager is your friend :) USBDLM is a Windows service that gives control over Window's drive letter assignment for USB drives. When a removable drive (USB flash drive, flash card reader, portable hard drive) is attached for the firs…

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