Change default name of my DVD drive

jimdot

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I folowed this link How to Rename a Drive in Windows 7 to change the default label of my DVD RW drive. That only worked,,, kind of!! What occured was it appended my new name to the original name. It began with the name: CD Drive. After changing the name as in the afore mentioned link it now has the name: CD Drive Sony Blu-Ray Drive. All I wanted to see was Sony Blu-Ray Drive. Anyone know what's going on here & how I might fix this??

Thanks in advance for anyone who can lend some help on this.

Jim
 
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OS
Windows 7 Professional 64Bit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\SCSI

drive / id / FriendlyName

you'll need permissions on the key to edit it
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
dell m5030
OS
windows 7 premium 64 bit
CPU
AMD Athlon IIP360 Dual core 2.3ghz
Memory
4GB PC3
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6 inch
Hard Drives
120gb Patriot PYRO
Thanks for the reply, but things aren't adding up here. 1st of all I did not find my CD/DVD drive at; HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\SCSI. I found it here at; HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE.

Now,,, I did not understand "drive / id / FriendlyName" are those supposed to be sub keys that I am looking for? I did find a subkey called "FriendlyName" but it's value did not match up to what I am seeing in explorer for the drive which is CD Drive Sony Blu-Ray Drive. I also did a search on the entire registry for the string CD Drive Sony Blu-Ray Drive and the search found nothing, so I'm not sure where the name on drive showing up in Explorer is comming from.

I've attached an export of my reg key & a screen shot of what I'm seeing in Explorer just for clarification if it helps any.

Thanks again for your help with this. Jim
 

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My Computer My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Professional 64Bit
it will always say "cd drive / drive letter"
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
dell m5030
OS
windows 7 premium 64 bit
CPU
AMD Athlon IIP360 Dual core 2.3ghz
Memory
4GB PC3
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6 inch
Hard Drives
120gb Patriot PYRO
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