Solution: USB mass storage device network drive conflict

> I recently had a problem and it took me hours to find an
> obscure post that enabled me to solve it. I thought I
> would share it as the solution was so hard to find.
>
> In short, if you have a usb mass storage device (like a
> mmc or sd card reader) that allocates a drive letter
> automatically, the drive letter could potentially
> conflict with mapped network drives on your system.
> Where this is the case (or if you simply don't like the
> drive letter that has been allocated):
> 1) click Start
> 2) right-click My Computer
> 3) click Manage on the popup menu
> 4) click Disk Management (Under Computer Management)
> 5) In the list of drives in the right pane, right-click
> the problematic Removable Device and then click Change
> Drive Letter and Paths.
> 6) Click Change
> 7) In the drop-down box, choose a new drive letter for
> the Removable Device that is not assigned to mapped
> network drives
> 8) Click OK
> 9) click OK again.
> 10) Your device should now be allocated to a free drive
> letter that does not conflict with your network drive.
>
> QED
>