USB Drive Letter Manager 5.5.8.1 instal the new for windows

Otherwise one licence per computer is required after a 30 day test period even though the software does not expire. USBDLM is Freeware for private and educational (schools, colleges, universities) use only. 64 Bit versions are untested but should work too.

USBDLM runs as Win32 service under Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 and Vista. Show a balloon tip with the assigned drive letter(s)ĭefine autorun events depending on many different criteriaĪll functions are applied to USB drives at the moment they are being attached, when the USBDLM service starts up and when a user logs on.

Remove the drive letters of card readers until a card is inserted Reserve letters, so they are not used for local drivesĪssign a letter from a list of new default letters, also dependent on many different criteria as the active user, drive type, connection (USB, FireWire), USB port, volume label, size and othersĪssign letters for a specific USB drive by putting an INI file on the drive You can change the letter assignments in the Windows Disk Management Console with a lot of mouse clicks but you have to do it again for every new device.Īnd, for USB devices that have no serial number (in violation of the USB standards) you have to do it too when you attach it to a different USB port.Ĭheck if the letter is used by a network share of the currently logged on user and assign the next letter that is really available

The USB drive then appears to be invisible. If there is a network share on this letter, Windows XP will use it anyway for the new USB drive because since XP network shares are specific to the current user and not visible in the context of the system where the letter is assigned. When a removable drive (USB flash drive, flash card reader, portable hard drive) is attached for the first time, Windows mounts it to the first available 'local' drive letter. It automatically solves conflicts between USB drives and network or subst drives of the currently logged on user.įurthermore you can define new default letters for USB drives and much more. Running as service makes it independent of the logged on user's priveleges, so there is no need to give the users the privelege to change drive letters. USBDLM is a Windows service that gives control over Window's drive letter assignment for USB drives.

USB Drive Letter Manager 5.5.8.1 instal the new for windows