Local disk not visible

My external usb hard drive just recently became invisible to Windows Explorer
and My Computer. Previously it was designated F: and was seen by WE and MC.
Now it is designated G: and is seen in System Hardware and during various
scans. I added a usb printer which Windows has designated as F: and is
listed as a printer, mass storage device, and local hard drive in System
Hardware. How do I get access to the external drive again, and how do I get
Windows to recognize the printer as only a printer???

Then don't buy printers with memory card plugins. As to the external
hard drive, what does it matter if you access it as F: or G:?

hammond mike wrote:

> My external usb hard drive just recently became invisible to Windows Explorer
> and My Computer. Previously it was designated F: and was seen by WE and MC.
> Now it is designated G: and is seen in System Hardware and during various
> scans. I added a usb printer which Windows has designated as F: and is
> listed as a printer, mass storage device, and local hard drive in System
> Hardware. How do I get access to the external drive again, and how do I get
> Windows to recognize the printer as only a printer???

Whoops! Try downloading "TweakUI" powertoy from Microsoft Downloads and
use it to "UNhide" the "G:"

Bob I wrote:

> Then don't buy printers with memory card plugins. As to the external
> hard drive, what does it matter if you access it as F: or G:?
>
> hammond mike wrote:
>
>> My external usb hard drive just recently became invisible to Windows
>> Explorer and My Computer. Previously it was designated F: and was
>> seen by WE and MC. Now it is designated G: and is seen in System
>> Hardware and during various scans. I added a usb printer which
>> Windows has designated as F: and is listed as a printer, mass storage
>> device, and local hard drive in System Hardware. How do I get access
>> to the external drive again, and how do I get Windows to recognize the
>> printer as only a printer???
>
>