HHDs won't be able to modify partition name

Dear Experts

I am sick of this issue, I have been experiencing same issue in the thread below :

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1546104

I have got 4 hdds two IDEs (each one 40 GB to be used for storage purpose) and two SATAs (Seagate 500 GB and western digital 1 TB).

SATA Seagate 500 GB has two NTFS partitions named as show below C name as ST_OS (for OS windows 7 ultimate 64 bit) and G named ST_STORAGE (for a storage purpose) I can rename them to whatever I like,,,,please see the snap shot below :

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SATA western digital 1 TB has two NTFS partitions as well named F and J ,,,,, please see the snap shot above, whenever I (username that has admin privilege) rename (Right click properties then rename or through diskmgmt.msc tool to edit the drive name) those two partitions as below :

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F --> WD_STORAGE1
J --> WD_STORAGE1

I won’t be able to see the names, only I see the letters ( i.e. F and J ) for them
While when I access my computer through the ‘ Safe Mode’ (F8 boot process) I was able to see the name and letter for the SATA western digital 1 TB , please see the snap shot below :

F --> WD_STORAGE1
J --> WD_STORAGE1

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I have shared those two partitions [ F --> WD_STORAGE1), J --> WD_STORAGE1 ] on my home network I can see names and letters on other computers that have those two partitions mounted to them (map network drive)

Why am I experiencing this issue ?

Do I need always to live with register editing

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/120247-drive-name-change.html

Thanks

 

Hi,

I can't explain the Safe Mode/Normal mode discrepancy. I'm wondering if changing the names/labels in a third party program such as Partition Wizard might make a difference?

I'm not certain how PW synchronizes with the OS but perhaps it does it differently than Disk Management?

If you decide to try it just click on the partition and select Set Label from the left pane. Type your label, hit OK. Then in the main window hit the Apply button to commit to the change.

PW is a safe program from my experience and it may be worth a try to see if the label sticks.

 

Hi

I downloaded the program and installed it but I have not used it
When I browsed the program I can see the names are there for F --> WD_STORAGE1
J --> WD_STORAGE1,,,,,,,,,,,please see the snapshot below :

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http://i54.tinypic.com/33ygncy.jpg

My second step I am going to change the name for F and J and see if that will appear in 'My Computer' applet

Thanks

 

I'm wondering if doing a chkdsk on C: might make a difference since it seems C: is the drive that is having problems getting the message that F: and J: are labeled.