i cooked up a launcher which allows you to have a fixed drive letter
it uses a third party program called ReMount
get it from here
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/files/remount.zip
create a folder named Data in the Launcher's Directory
place ReMount.exe in the Data Directory
and run the Launcher
which can be found here
http://rapidshare.com/files/97220106/ReMount.zip.html
this by default mounts the current drive letter to W:
the advantage of this method is that you only have one drive in My Computer
which compared to subst.exe and other solutions found in this forum which have 2 drive letters for the same drive.
Note::ReMount.exe runs only for Win 2k/Xp.
could anyone use the source code and modify it so that it reads a file named config.ini in the Data Directory and reads the drive letter from there so that users can customize the letter to there liking
for users with the nsis compiler open the source code
change W: in
Exec '"$EXEDIR\Data\ReMount.exe" $R0 W:'
to the drive letter you wish to mount to
(do not forget the 
The New Launcher
http://rapidshare.com/files/97472938/ReMount_v2.zip
this one reads the drive letter from config.inf present in the data directory
structure of config.inf
[drive letter you wish to mount to]:
example
W:
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Firstly, the remount command needs administrator rights to run, which will be a problem on public computers
and secondly, while I can't find the licence details for remount, most of Uwe's other tools are (to quote his site)
Freeware for private and educational (schools, colleges, universities) use only. The students shall outnumber all others.
Otherwise one licence per computer is required after a 30 day test period
Could you confirm that this one is free for all users?
i have mailed him with your question i will inform you as soon as i get a answer(hopefully)
he says its free with no limitations
btw i uploaded the new launcher this one now reads from a config file
Why do you need a fixed letter anyway? There are several solution but mostly means you need to install something on the PC.
there are some sync apps that use the drive letter to automatically sync so it's a good option...
Just answering your question...
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
and the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
and the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
then the socket packet pocket has an error to report
you dont need to install this on your pc
ok so you don't install anything on the host computer, but will the drive letter REMAIN the same with Every PC you connect your drive to???
If it does, then this is a solution I can live with
"No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices." - Edward R. Murrow
Well I would hope it would remain the same, since that's the goal of the program to begin with. That is assuming the drive letter you've chosen isn't already in use on the host machine, then you're SOL.
the computers registry records the flash drives run on the computer and records which drive letter it was assigned(that is what we all are trying to avoid on this site) the flash drive will now retain that letter on that pc till that letter is free if that is not the case then a different letter is assigned and the registry now remembers that.
you will need to run this program once on every pc you use then you will always get that letter on that drive
read this for more information
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/234048
subst.exe is still the best option.
use subst.exe B: {usb drive letter} to substitute B: for what ever your usb drive letter is.
no matter what you use, you could still run into systems where the drive letter is unavailable because it is in use by another drive.
B: is the absolute least likely to be used on any PC built in the last 10+ years.
I'm not sure if you can actually mount a physical drive to B: if it isn't a floppy, but you can map,subst, or redirect a drive to B:
I don't think subst.exe needs admin privileges either.
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