Simple shortcut question, changing drive letter?

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  1. Posts : 49
    Windows 7 Pro x64
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    Simple shortcut question, changing drive letter?


    I use a flash drive to install certain things on multiple computers. What do I put in the shortcut info so that it automaticly will default to whatever drive letter that flash drive has at the moment?

    I would have googled but I couldnt figure out how to word it.
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  2. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
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    To the best of my knowledge when you plug in your flash drive it will default to the next drive letter that particular system has available.
    I know of no way to make the flash drive to install on different system with the same drive letter all the time.

    Hang in there we have a lot of members and maybe someone will be able to help.
    I will be watching to learn if their is a way to do such things.
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  3. Posts : 49
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    Ive seen it before where its one of those "%" variables where it will default to the drive letter of where the file is located. But its been a while.
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  5. Posts : 1,346
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    radzer0 said:
    I use a flash drive to install certain things on multiple computers. What do I put in the shortcut info so that it automaticly will default to whatever drive letter that flash drive has at the moment?

    I would have googled but I couldnt figure out how to word it.
    I have used Safely Remove USB for assigning drive letters and it works very well. There is a free 30 day trial, but it is "pay to use" software after that.

    USB Safely Remove Features
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  6. Posts : 49
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    That only works for the one PC tho. This is getting put into other computers to install things such as adobe, flash player, chrome, etc etc etc.

    Ive found that the code i was looking for is %drive% but apparently windows cant process it to save that id have to use another program to do it.
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    radzer0 said:
    That only works for the one PC tho. This is getting put into other computers to install things such as adobe, flash player, chrome, etc etc etc.

    Ive found that the code i was looking for is %drive% but apparently windows cant process it to save that id have to use another program to do it.
    As was said above, it will default to the first available letter. If you wanted your flash drive to be E:, you could arrange all PC's so that E: was the first available letter on all computers and it should default to E: on every PC.
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  8. Posts : 49
    Windows 7 Pro x64
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    Card readers, multiple drives, etc etc will mess this up.
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  9. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
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    Jim that is a great idea.
    I believe that should solve the problem.
    Sure worth a try.
    Pick a letter farther down the alphabet
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  10. Posts : 1,346
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    radzer0 said:
    That only works for the one PC tho. This is getting put into other computers to install things such as adobe, flash player, chrome, etc etc etc.

    Ive found that the code i was looking for is %drive% but apparently windows cant process it to save that id have to use another program to do it.
    The program allows for multiple computers, so you can install it on any other system. See the following link;

    Order USB Safely Remove
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