Strange problem in Windows 7 (removable devices)

[Temi_D]

Anytime I plug in a pendrive or portable HDD into my pc, it doesn't get assigned a drive letter, I always have to go 'computer management' to assign one. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this?

 

[Grenache]

I had the same problem once.

I had inserted the drive, and Windows allocated the drive letter G: to it.

A few weeks later, I added a new hard drive which I set to be drive G:, but when I subsequently inserted the pendrive, it didn't get a drive letter (as the former G was now used by something else.).

To fix it, go to disk management (diskmgmt.msc from cmd prompt) and look for the removable device. Right-click and assign a new drive letter.