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Windows XP Explorer sees two drives when there is only one - identical but different drive letters

Hi there,

Wonder if someone can help.  I'm running XP Pro and I've just changed the PC case and reinstalled the HDDs and so on.  XP is on a 74GB Raptor (C drive) and I also have two SATA drives.

Windows XP for some reason is now seeing them twice, listing them in explorer as:

Local Disk (C)
Docs 400GB (D)
Docs 400GB (G)
500GB SG SATA (I)
500GB SG SATA (J)

There are only two deves (bar the Raptor on C).  If I double click on any one in Explorer it takes me to the disk fine, but calles it by the drive letter I clicked on.

In Disk management, XP only sees the two drives.  They are marked NTFS and healthy.  The Raptor is blue whilst the shading on the top of the other two is olive green (don't know if this makes any difference or sense!)

Any help greatly appreciated!
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Open regedit, and go to teh following key. Lets see if we can find some remnqants in there...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices

Post whats there please. Dont delete tanything there unless you know what it is...
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Whoa, there are 33 Value devices in there.  Most are REG BINARY entries like:

All marked as Type: REG_BINARY

Most have entries like - Name: \??\Volume{a3a15f53-6fc6-11db-9e7f-806d6172696f}

Then there are 12 entries one afetr the other in a list at the end:

\DosDevices\A:

all the way to

\DosDevices\M:

Make any sense?  Thanks for your interest!
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Key Name:          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices
Class Name:        <NO CLASS>
Last Write Time:   09/11/2006 - 22:00
Value 0
  Name:            \??\Volume{2a80336a-6c00-11db-9d60-806d6172696f}
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   5c 00 3f 00 3f 00 5c 00 - 46 00 44 00 43 00 23 00  \.?.?.\.F.D.C.#.
00000010   47 00 45 00 4e 00 45 00 - 52 00 49 00 43 00 5f 00  G.E.N.E.R.I.C._.
00000020   46 00 4c 00 4f 00 50 00 - 50 00 59 00 5f 00 44 00  F.L.O.P.P.Y._.D.
00000030   52 00 49 00 56 00 45 00 - 23 00 35 00 26 00 61 00  R.I.V.E.#.5.&.a.
00000040   62 00 36 00 66 00 38 00 - 33 00 65 00 26 00 30 00  b.6.f.8.3.e.&.0.
00000050   26 00 30 00 23 00 7b 00 - 35 00 33 00 66 00 35 00  &.0.#.{.5.3.f.5.
00000060   36 00 33 00 30 00 64 00 - 2d 00 62 00 36 00 62 00  6.3.0.d.-.b.6.b.
00000070   66 00 2d 00 31 00 31 00 - 64 00 30 00 2d 00 39 00  f.-.1.1.d.0.-.9.
00000080   34 00 66 00 32 00 2d 00 - 30 00 30 00 61 00 30 00  4.f.2.-.0.0.a.0.
00000090   63 00 39 00 31 00 65 00 - 66 00 62 00 38 00 62 00  c.9.1.e.f.b.8.b.
000000a0   7d 00                                              }.

Value 1
  Name:            \??\Volume{2a80336b-6c00-11db-9d60-806d6172696f}
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   5c 00 3f 00 3f 00 5c 00 - 49 00 44 00 45 00 23 00  \.?.?.\.I.D.E.#.
00000010   43 00 64 00 52 00 6f 00 - 6d 00 50 00 4c 00 45 00  C.d.R.o.m.P.L.E.
00000020   58 00 54 00 4f 00 52 00 - 5f 00 44 00 56 00 44 00  X.T.O.R._.D.V.D.
00000030   52 00 5f 00 5f 00 5f 00 - 50 00 58 00 2d 00 37 00  R._._._.P.X.-.7.
00000040   31 00 36 00 41 00 5f 00 - 5f 00 5f 00 5f 00 5f 00  1.6.A._._._._._.
00000050   5f 00 5f 00 5f 00 5f 00 - 5f 00 5f 00 5f 00 5f 00  _._._._._._._._.
00000060   5f 00 5f 00 5f 00 5f 00 - 5f 00 31 00 2e 00 30 00  _._._._._.1...0.
00000070   33 00 5f 00 5f 00 5f 00 - 5f 00 23 00 35 00 26 00  3._._._._.#.5.&.
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00000090   26 00 30 00 26 00 30 00 - 2e 00 30 00 2e 00 30 00  &.0.&.0...0...0.
000000a0   23 00 7b 00 35 00 33 00 - 66 00 35 00 36 00 33 00  #.{.5.3.f.5.6.3.
000000b0   30 00 64 00 2d 00 62 00 - 36 00 62 00 66 00 2d 00  0.d.-.b.6.b.f.-.
000000c0   31 00 31 00 64 00 30 00 - 2d 00 39 00 34 00 66 00  1.1.d.0.-.9.4.f.
000000d0   32 00 2d 00 30 00 30 00 - 61 00 30 00 63 00 39 00  2.-.0.0.a.0.c.9.
000000e0   31 00 65 00 66 00 62 00 - 38 00 62 00 7d 00        1.e.f.b.8.b.}.

Value 2
  Name:            \??\Volume{2a80336c-6c00-11db-9d60-806d6172696f}
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   92 9d 52 64 00 7e 00 00 - 00 00 00 00              ..Rd.~......

Value 3
  Name:            \??\Volume{2a80336d-6c00-11db-9d60-806d6172696f}
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   44 2e 45 2e 00 7e 00 00 - 00 00 00 00              D.E..~......

Value 4
  Name:            \??\Volume{2a80336e-6c00-11db-9d60-806d6172696f}
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   ca db a7 5d 00 7e 00 00 - 00 00 00 00              ÊÛ§].~......

Value 5
  Name:            \DosDevices\F:
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   5c 00 3f 00 3f 00 5c 00 - 49 00 44 00 45 00 23 00  \.?.?.\.I.D.E.#.
00000010   43 00 64 00 52 00 6f 00 - 6d 00 5f 00 4e 00 45 00  C.d.R.o.m._.N.E.
00000020   43 00 5f 00 44 00 56 00 - 44 00 5f 00 52 00 57 00  C._.D.V.D._.R.W.
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00000070   34 00 5f 00 5f 00 5f 00 - 5f 00 23 00 35 00 26 00  4._._._._.#.5.&.
00000080   32 00 34 00 39 00 65 00 - 33 00 38 00 35 00 62 00  2.4.9.e.3.8.5.b.
00000090   26 00 30 00 26 00 30 00 - 2e 00 30 00 2e 00 30 00  &.0.&.0...0...0.
000000a0   23 00 7b 00 35 00 33 00 - 66 00 35 00 36 00 33 00  #.{.5.3.f.5.6.3.
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000000e0   31 00 65 00 66 00 62 00 - 38 00 62 00 7d 00        1.e.f.b.8.b.}.

Value 6
  Name:            \DosDevices\G:
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   5c 00 3f 00 3f 00 5c 00 - 53 00 54 00 4f 00 52 00  \.?.?.\.S.T.O.R.
00000010   41 00 47 00 45 00 23 00 - 50 00 61 00 72 00 74 00  A.G.E.#.P.a.r.t.
00000020   69 00 74 00 69 00 6f 00 - 6e 00 23 00 53 00 30 00  i.t.i.o.n.#.S.0.
00000030   33 00 37 00 61 00 62 00 - 36 00 62 00 66 00 5f 00  3.7.a.b.6.b.f._.
00000040   4f 00 37 00 65 00 30 00 - 30 00 5f 00 4c 00 61 00  O.7.e.0.0._.L.a.
00000050   65 00 61 00 38 00 61 00 - 35 00 38 00 34 00 30 00  e.a.8.a.5.8.4.0.
00000060   30 00 23 00 7b 00 35 00 - 33 00 66 00 35 00 36 00  0.#.{.5.3.f.5.6.
00000070   33 00 30 00 64 00 2d 00 - 62 00 36 00 62 00 66 00  3.0.d.-.b.6.b.f.
00000080   2d 00 31 00 31 00 64 00 - 30 00 2d 00 39 00 34 00  -.1.1.d.0.-.9.4.
00000090   66 00 32 00 2d 00 30 00 - 30 00 61 00 30 00 63 00  f.2.-.0.0.a.0.c.
000000a0   39 00 31 00 65 00 66 00 - 62 00 38 00 62 00 7d 00  9.1.e.f.b.8.b.}.


Value 7
  Name:            \DosDevices\C:
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   5c 00 3f 00 3f 00 5c 00 - 53 00 54 00 4f 00 52 00  \.?.?.\.S.T.O.R.
00000010   41 00 47 00 45 00 23 00 - 50 00 61 00 72 00 74 00  A.G.E.#.P.a.r.t.
00000020   69 00 74 00 69 00 6f 00 - 6e 00 23 00 53 00 32 00  i.t.i.o.n.#.S.2.
00000030   65 00 34 00 35 00 32 00 - 65 00 34 00 34 00 5f 00  e.4.5.2.e.4.4._.
00000040   4f 00 37 00 65 00 30 00 - 30 00 5f 00 4c 00 31 00  O.7.e.0.0._.L.1.
00000050   31 00 34 00 66 00 30 00 - 33 00 31 00 65 00 30 00  1.4.f.0.3.1.e.0.
00000060   30 00 23 00 7b 00 35 00 - 33 00 66 00 35 00 36 00  0.#.{.5.3.f.5.6.
00000070   33 00 30 00 64 00 2d 00 - 62 00 36 00 62 00 66 00  3.0.d.-.b.6.b.f.
00000080   2d 00 31 00 31 00 64 00 - 30 00 2d 00 39 00 34 00  -.1.1.d.0.-.9.4.
00000090   66 00 32 00 2d 00 30 00 - 30 00 61 00 30 00 63 00  f.2.-.0.0.a.0.c.
000000a0   39 00 31 00 65 00 66 00 - 62 00 38 00 62 00 7d 00  9.1.e.f.b.8.b.}.


Value 8
  Name:            \DosDevices\D:
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   5c 00 3f 00 3f 00 5c 00 - 53 00 54 00 4f 00 52 00  \.?.?.\.S.T.O.R.
00000010   41 00 47 00 45 00 23 00 - 50 00 61 00 72 00 74 00  A.G.E.#.P.a.r.t.
00000020   69 00 74 00 69 00 6f 00 - 6e 00 23 00 53 00 30 00  i.t.i.o.n.#.S.0.
00000030   33 00 37 00 61 00 62 00 - 36 00 63 00 30 00 5f 00  3.7.a.b.6.c.0._.
00000040   4f 00 37 00 65 00 30 00 - 30 00 5f 00 4c 00 61 00  O.7.e.0.0._.L.a.
00000050   65 00 61 00 38 00 61 00 - 35 00 38 00 34 00 30 00  e.a.8.a.5.8.4.0.
00000060   30 00 23 00 7b 00 35 00 - 33 00 66 00 35 00 36 00  0.#.{.5.3.f.5.6.
00000070   33 00 30 00 64 00 2d 00 - 62 00 36 00 62 00 66 00  3.0.d.-.b.6.b.f.
00000080   2d 00 31 00 31 00 64 00 - 30 00 2d 00 39 00 34 00  -.1.1.d.0.-.9.4.
00000090   66 00 32 00 2d 00 30 00 - 30 00 61 00 30 00 63 00  f.2.-.0.0.a.0.c.
000000a0   39 00 31 00 65 00 66 00 - 62 00 38 00 62 00 7d 00  9.1.e.f.b.8.b.}.


Value 9
  Name:            \DosDevices\E:
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   5c 00 3f 00 3f 00 5c 00 - 53 00 43 00 53 00 49 00  \.?.?.\.S.C.S.I.
00000010   23 00 43 00 64 00 52 00 - 6f 00 6d 00 26 00 56 00  #.C.d.R.o.m.&.V.
00000020   65 00 6e 00 5f 00 50 00 - 4c 00 45 00 58 00 54 00  e.n._.P.L.E.X.T.
00000030   4f 00 52 00 26 00 50 00 - 72 00 6f 00 64 00 5f 00  O.R.&.P.r.o.d._.
00000040   44 00 56 00 44 00 52 00 - 5f 00 5f 00 5f 00 50 00  D.V.D.R._._._.P.
00000050   58 00 2d 00 37 00 31 00 - 36 00 41 00 26 00 52 00  X.-.7.1.6.A.&.R.
00000060   65 00 76 00 5f 00 31 00 - 2e 00 30 00 33 00 23 00  e.v._.1...0.3.#.
00000070   35 00 26 00 33 00 36 00 - 39 00 31 00 34 00 30 00  5.&.3.6.9.1.4.0.
00000080   34 00 33 00 26 00 30 00 - 26 00 30 00 30 00 30 00  4.3.&.0.&.0.0.0.
00000090   23 00 7b 00 35 00 33 00 - 66 00 35 00 36 00 33 00  #.{.5.3.f.5.6.3.
000000a0   30 00 64 00 2d 00 62 00 - 36 00 62 00 66 00 2d 00  0.d.-.b.6.b.f.-.
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000000c0   32 00 2d 00 30 00 30 00 - 61 00 30 00 63 00 39 00  2.-.0.0.a.0.c.9.
000000d0   31 00 65 00 66 00 62 00 - 38 00 62 00 7d 00        1.e.f.b.8.b.}.

Value 10
  Name:            \DosDevices\A:
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   5c 00 3f 00 3f 00 5c 00 - 46 00 44 00 43 00 23 00  \.?.?.\.F.D.C.#.
00000010   47 00 45 00 4e 00 45 00 - 52 00 49 00 43 00 5f 00  G.E.N.E.R.I.C._.
00000020   46 00 4c 00 4f 00 50 00 - 50 00 59 00 5f 00 44 00  F.L.O.P.P.Y._.D.
00000030   52 00 49 00 56 00 45 00 - 23 00 35 00 26 00 61 00  R.I.V.E.#.5.&.a.
00000040   62 00 36 00 66 00 38 00 - 33 00 65 00 26 00 30 00  b.6.f.8.3.e.&.0.
00000050   26 00 30 00 23 00 7b 00 - 35 00 33 00 66 00 35 00  &.0.#.{.5.3.f.5.
00000060   36 00 33 00 30 00 64 00 - 2d 00 62 00 36 00 62 00  6.3.0.d.-.b.6.b.
00000070   66 00 2d 00 31 00 31 00 - 64 00 30 00 2d 00 39 00  f.-.1.1.d.0.-.9.
00000080   34 00 66 00 32 00 2d 00 - 30 00 30 00 61 00 30 00  4.f.2.-.0.0.a.0.
00000090   63 00 39 00 31 00 65 00 - 66 00 62 00 38 00 62 00  c.9.1.e.f.b.8.b.
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Value 11
  Name:            \??\Volume{dbeea7ba-6c11-11db-a303-8b74a3aa103e}
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
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00000050   26 00 31 00 23 00 7b 00 - 35 00 33 00 66 00 35 00  &.1.#.{.5.3.f.5.
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Value 12
  Name:            \DosDevices\B:
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   5c 00 3f 00 3f 00 5c 00 - 46 00 44 00 43 00 23 00  \.?.?.\.F.D.C.#.
00000010   47 00 45 00 4e 00 45 00 - 52 00 49 00 43 00 5f 00  G.E.N.E.R.I.C._.
00000020   46 00 4c 00 4f 00 50 00 - 50 00 59 00 5f 00 44 00  F.L.O.P.P.Y._.D.
00000030   52 00 49 00 56 00 45 00 - 23 00 35 00 26 00 61 00  R.I.V.E.#.5.&.a.
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00000060   36 00 33 00 30 00 64 00 - 2d 00 62 00 36 00 62 00  6.3.0.d.-.b.6.b.
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00000090   63 00 39 00 31 00 65 00 - 66 00 62 00 38 00 62 00  c.9.1.e.f.b.8.b.
000000a0   7d 00                                              }.

Value 13
  Name:            \??\Volume{0cda9110-6eb8-11db-ba83-806d6172696f}
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
00000000   5c 00 3f 00 3f 00 5c 00 - 53 00 43 00 53 00 49 00  \.?.?.\.S.C.S.I.
00000010   23 00 43 00 64 00 52 00 - 6f 00 6d 00 26 00 56 00  #.C.d.R.o.m.&.V.
00000020   65 00 6e 00 5f 00 50 00 - 4c 00 45 00 58 00 54 00  e.n._.P.L.E.X.T.
00000030   4f 00 52 00 26 00 50 00 - 72 00 6f 00 64 00 5f 00  O.R.&.P.r.o.d._.
00000040   44 00 56 00 44 00 52 00 - 5f 00 5f 00 5f 00 50 00  D.V.D.R._._._.P.
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00000060   65 00 76 00 5f 00 31 00 - 2e 00 30 00 33 00 23 00  e.v._.1...0.3.#.
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00000080   34 00 33 00 26 00 30 00 - 26 00 30 00 30 00 30 00  4.3.&.0.&.0.0.0.
00000090   23 00 7b 00 35 00 33 00 - 66 00 35 00 36 00 33 00  #.{.5.3.f.5.6.3.
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000000c0   32 00 2d 00 30 00 30 00 - 61 00 30 00 63 00 39 00  2.-.0.0.a.0.c.9.
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Value 14
  Name:            \??\Volume{0cda9111-6eb8-11db-ba83-806d6172696f}
  Type:            REG_BINARY
  Data:            
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00000020   43 00 5f 00 44 00 56 00 - 44 00 5f 00 52 00 57 00  C._.D.V.D._.R.W.
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Value 15
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  Type:            REG_BINARY
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00000000   92 8c 92 8c 00 7e 00 00 - 00 00 00 00              .....~......

Value 16
  Name:            \DosDevices\I:
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  Data:            
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Wow......Thats a tad wierd.....I honestly dont think yopu can really modify that key, without doing a repair on top of itself for the OS... I was hoping to see one or 2 duplicates, but you have drive letters all the way up to M (kinda lost count after that). I would think that you can safely delete everything past C, D and E (plus whatever you haev for Optical Drives, and Removable Thumb Drives), but Thats uncharted ground for me. And I only mean the ones that say

Name:            \DosDevices\*

Not the actual CLSID's. So...If it were me, I would backup the registry, and also set a restore point. Then I would remove the excessive values. BUT....I am just suggesting what I would do on my own PC, with the understanding, that it *might* not boot, in which a repair would be in order. I dont want to tell you to do that though, I would rather wait and see if someone else might have a better idea.....
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OK, many thanks.  I'll hang on a little bit unless anyone else has any input and revert back if not.
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ASKER

So sorry johnb6767 - culpa mea, brain like a sieve.  Problem seems to have resolved itself now after many reboots.
No problem, thats good to hear.