Microsoft KB Archive/71715

= MS-DOS: Unable to Change Volume Label =

Article ID: 71715

Article Last Modified on 11/26/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.1
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 4.01 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q71715



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to change the volume label with the LABEL command, it remains the same.



CAUSE
The volume label is stored in a directory entry in the root directory. A root directory entry that has the volume label attribute set is regarded as the volume label by MS-DOS. If the volume label entry is in lowercase, MS- DOS will be unable to modify it.

MS-DOS will never write a lowercase volume label to a disk. However, it is possible that a third-party program could write a lowercase volume label.

When MS-DOS displays the volume label, such as in a DIR or LABEL command, it converts it to uppercase. This means that the volume label may appear in uppercase when MS-DOS displays it, but in actuality it could be lowercase.

MS-DOS is unable to correct this problem. A third-party disk editor must be used to change the volume label to uppercase. Only a person familiar with MS-DOS directory structures should attempt to modify the root directory.

The only other alternative to using a disk editor to correct this problem is to reformat the drive. Formatting will erases all the information stored on the drive including the volume label.

Additional query words: 3.30 4.00 4.01 4.01a 5.00 noupd

Keywords: KB71715

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