Can't change current working directory to external drive in Windows
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Published on 2012-06-25T21:02:54Z
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I'm trying to run a program located on an external USB disk using the Windows command prompt. I'm running Windows 7 64-bit (running in VMWare Workstation 8.0.)
Here's what happens:
- I plug in the USB disk and it appears as drive letter 'E' in My Computer.
- I launch
cmd
from the start menu. - I notice the prompt
displays
C:\Users\Tom>
- I type
cd E:\
- I notice the prompt displays
C:\Users\Tom>
(cd
also yieldsC:\Users\Tom>
)
I can explore the drive using explorer.exe just fine, and it is connected according to VMWare Workstation. What am I doing wrong?
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