Q61848: How to Swap Drive Letters with ASSIGN

Article: Q61848
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.x,4.x,5.x
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 3.1, 3.2, 3.21, 3.3, 3.3a, 4.0, 4.01, 5.0, 5.0a 
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SUMMARY
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You can use the ASSIGN program to swap the drive letter names for any defined
drive (that is, a drive that actually exists on your machine). For example, to
swap the drive letter names for drives D and E, type the following:

  " ASSIGN d=e e=d" (without the quotation marks)

To return the drive names to the original names, type the following:

  " ASSIGN <ENTER>" (without the quotation marks)

NOTE: The ASSIGN program is available in MS-DOS 5.0 and earlier. If you have a
later versions of MS-DOS you can obtain the ASSIGN program with the Microsoft
MS-DOS Supplemental Disk. You can obtain the MS-DOS Supplemental Disk by using
the coupon located in the back of your printed MS-DOS documentation.

MORE INFORMATION
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Some programs, including Microsoft Windows, can have problems when drive letters
are changed using ASSIGN. In particular, do not change drive letter assignments
when a program is active. For additional information about this process, see the
comments in the "Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide" and "Microsoft MS-DOS User's
Reference" about using ASSIGN with commands that require drive information.

Additional query words: 3.20 3.21 3.30 3.30a 4.00 4.01 5.00 5.00a

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Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS321 kbMSDOS400 kbMSDOS320 kbMSDOS330a kbMSDOS310 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS330 kbMSDOS401 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:3.x,4.x,5.x

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