Changing the path name

[Eblyn Solis]

Hi,
I want to change the device path for my USB tape drive in my WindosXP SP2:
(this name I get from Data Protector software)
actully the id name or id path is:
\\.\tape0
I want to change for:
\\.\tape0C

someone can give me step how to change or where can I go in order to change this name.

Regards

[shIVinator.]

I have never done this before, so this is just a shot in the dark here, but what I would try is to search the registry for tape0 and if you find the key change it there.

[sreekanthtm]

Hi,

May I know, what exactly you want to do?
Windows XP + Dataprotector + tape0.... Its confusing me.

Rgds,
Sreekanth

[Eblyn Solis]

Hi,
Thanks for your replay,

Sreekanth, all of them, the problem here is my USB tape drive is identify by windows with that name :\\.\tape0
I need to change the name with C to the end:
\\.\tape0C
because if Data Protector see the C at the end will active the compression, actually the compression in this tape drive doesn't work.

The problem involve Windows and DP, the tape drive is out to the problem , the tape drive work fine, also I install right drive for HP usb tape drive (HPUSBSMC), the last vercion,
Maybe if I modify someting in regedit can make the trick.(but I don't know what!).

Regards.

[Eblyn Solis]

Hi,

Any ideas?

Regards

[Brian M Welch]

What is the model on the tape drive? Does it support hardware compression, or is this something you are trying to enable in the software?

[Eblyn Solis]

Hi,

Is DAT 160 USB, this tape drive don't do at compression with Data Protector ,I check compression with LTT and worked fine, the problem is I need the hardwarepath said C to the end.
I need changed someting in regedit in order to DP see with the C.

Regards.

[Brian M Welch]

There isn't a C option in the drop down device selection box?

To enable software compression, see here, page 52. (Not recommended) http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA1-3836ENW.pdf

And for Hardware compression, select the tape devices in the pull down box in dataprotector manager and see if the C device is listed.

[Eblyn Solis]

Hi Brian

There isn't a C option in the drop down device selection box?

No, doesn't show the C option


"And for Hardware compression, select the tape devices in the pull down box in dataprotector manager and see if the C device is listed".


Don't show the option, the problem is the tape drive should show it , but It dosn't.

only show the option \\.\tape0, for that reason I want to changed the HWpath with the C to the end.
Also , HP replace the complete tape drive and same problem.
If I add the C to the end , the DP active the compression option but when run backup DP doesn't find the path and discovery the new path o real path without C



Thanks