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setPropertyValue does not work with win32_volume?

here is my code, basically, i want to assign drive letter "H“ to a removable usb drive
but when I try to set value for drive letter, there is no exception or error, nth happens.
problem seems to be following line, but i couldnt find out how to fix it.
mo.SetPropertyValue("DriveLetter","H:");

im using win7 and tested with administrator previllage when running debug.
can someone please help?

public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            RetrieveDiskInfo_DriveLetter rdd = new RetrieveDiskInfo_DriveLetter();
  ManagementClass mc = new ManagementClass("Win32_Volume");
            ManagementObjectCollection moc =mc.GetInstances();
           
            if(moc.Count!=0)
            {  
           try{
           
            foreach (ManagementObject mo in moc)
                {
              
                    if (mo["DriveType"].ToString() == "2")
                       {
                            Console.WriteLine(mo["Drivetype"].ToString());
                            Console.WriteLine(mo["DeviceID"].ToString());
                                 mo.SetPropertyValue("DriveLetter","H:");
                       }
                    
                  }
             }
            catch (Exception ex)
               {
                            Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());

               }
                
            
        }
      }

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Ikelca

Asked: 2011-03-08

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1 Solution

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crysallusCommented: 2011-03-09

Have you tried putting a slash at the end of the drive letter?

mo.SetPropertyValue("DriveLetter",@"H:\");

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IkelcaAuthor Commented: 2011-03-09

tried, it does not work

IkelcaAuthor Commented: 2011-03-09

and no error msg, this is weird

LVL 33

Todd GerbertIT ConsultantCommented: 2011-03-09

Call Put() to save changes.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Management;

class Program
{
	static void Main(string[] args)
	{
		ManagementClass mc = new ManagementClass("Win32_Volume");
		ManagementObjectCollection moc = mc.GetInstances();

		foreach (ManagementObject mo in moc)
		{
			if ((uint)mo["DriveType"] == 2)
			{
				try
				{
					mo["DriveLetter"] = "Z:";
					mo.Put();
				}
				catch (Exception ex)
				{
					Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", ex.Message);
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

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IkelcaAuthor Commented: 2011-03-09

ummm thanks for the reply, it works now on win7
but somehow it gets unhandled exception on WINXP
the debugger points to ManagementObjectCollection moc = mc.GetInstances();
do you know how come this happens??

IkelcaAuthor Commented: 2011-03-09

nvm, i just found out win32_volume is not available to winxp and earlier windows.....
thanks guys

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