Thanks BOAC
That sounds like the 'last drive letter' problem, but I thought that was a W98 (and previous) problem. Understood the marvellous all-singing and dancing XP didn't trouble its users with such things. Anyway, PM offered an appropriate sequenced letter and it appears as normal.
Sort of 'on-topic' - anyone out there have any experience with USB2 cardbus add-ons in laptops. I understand that they are 32 bit as distinct from the pcmcia 16bit. Looking to get a 2 port cardbus for the Dell Inspiron (tech spec says it supports 32 bit) and would appreciate any experiences.
Again TIA