# Changing Drive Letters

# Changing Drive Letters. Try setting the CD drive letter to the first letter after the last hard drive. To do this follow the steps appropriate for your operating system:

###### Windows 95/98/ME

- Right click on the 'My Computer' icon and select 'Properties'

- Click on the 'Device Manager' tab.

- Click the plus sign next to CD-ROM then double-click on the CD-ROM drive name.

- Click the 'Settings' tab.

- At the bottom set the 'Start Drive Letter' and 'End Drive Letter' to the first letter that is available.

- If another device (such as a Zip drive) is already set to this letter you will need to follow the same steps to set it to a higher letter.

- Click 'Ok' and 'Close' then restart the computer.

Windows 2000/XP

- Right click on the 'My Computer' icon and select 'Manage'

- Click 'Disk Management' in the left pane

- Right click on the CD-ROM and select "Change Drive Letter and Paths..."

- Highlight the drive letter in the list and click 'Remove' then click 'Yes' to confirm

- Next, right click on the CD-ROM and again select "Change Drive Letter and Paths..."

- Click 'Add' and select the lowest possible letter then click 'Ok'