Windows 7: Invalid Drive F:

Before the hard drive on which it resided failed, I had my documents located apart from the OS on partition F: Currently, no partition has this drive letter.

This has caused problems with installation of a couple of programs, the last of which is Nero KwikMedia, which since it can't find it, as indicated in the screenshot, fails installation.

When I check the current location of my libraries, they are all on C:, as there were originally. Something is still pointing to F:...how do I determine what, and how do I change it?

Error 1327 usually means an invalid drive letter. This is usually caused by an invalid data key in the registry. You can change the drive letter as follows;

Change, add, or remove a drive letter

Regards....Mike Connor

Have a look at this one.


Registry Editor - Find and Find Next

Mike Connor,

No, there was a drive F:, which was arbitrarily assigned to an unallocated partition on an unused drive, but I had already changed that drive letter before the problem occurred, and before posting this question.

I know how to do a search in the registry, but how does this help me to find a drive letter assignment?

It seems something, probably in the Windows registry is looking for F: and is not finding it, perhaps removing the offender will sort the issue for you.

Well obviously something is still pointing to that drive letter. So there is an incorrect data key in the registry. You can either try changing the drive letter back to what it was, or you need to find the invalid data in the registry and delete it.

Regards....Mike Connor

Bare Foot Kid,

I just put F:\ into the search box, and it came up with a very long list of keys, but from what I can tell, it seems that most, if not all, are dedicated to some particular app, or to some more general key, but none specifically pointing to the library locations, as I figured that the problem is caused by. I'm a bit reluctant to do a wholesale edit of so many keys. Especially since I can't see any that appear to relate.

Did you move the Documents folder back to its default location before that drive failed and you removed it from the system.
If not I think that is the problem.

Look at this key in the registry

HKCU\Software\Microsift\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

And see if it is pointing to that phantom F drive.
Also
HKCU\Software\Microsift\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

Better yet do a search of the registry for F:\Documents or whatever name you used when you moved it to the F drive