clean install what to know beforehand

This is not uncommon, so I would not worry about it. You can always remove the Drive letter in Disk Mgmt. Drive Letter - Add, Change, or Remove in Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

gregrocker said:

This is not uncommon, so I would not worry about it. You can always remove the Drive letter in Disk Mgmt. Drive Letter - Add, Change, or Remove in Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

if i remove the drive letter then when i plug in a card i won't see it until i assign a drive letter what i don't wan't i wan't windows should do it automatically as it was until the fresh install
thanks

See if checking Hide empty drives in the Computer folder does want you want.
The setting is in Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options

DavidE said:

See if checking Hide empty drives in the Computer folder does want you want.
The setting is in Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options

is and was on but doesn't help as i set to see hidden folders

Then that is likely the problem, that you have Hidden folders shown. This is not a recommended setting.

DavidE said:

In Tools / Folder Options uncheck Show all folders and see if that helps.

where do i have tools? w7

Windows Explorer, Tools is in the menu bar.

DavidE said:

Windows Explorer, Tools is in the menu bar.

thanks

i don't want to do that i want to see all hidden files i want that windows should not assign a drive letter as long there is no card in the slot (why doesn't windows assign drive letters as well for all the sata slots )

When i uncheck Show all folders i can still see hidden files.
I don't see my empty DVD drive listed in the Navigation pane.
If I insert a disc, it gets displayed in the Navigation pane.