Ok avi, at first didnt understand why u changed that

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Quote Originally Posted by ashwin View Post
A noisy hard disk could be a sign of a bad sector.

Run checkdisk in XP.


Open "My Computer" Right click on the drive. Click on Properties> Tools .

Under Error Checking, you will find Check now, click on it and tick both the checkboxes and click on start

PS: try reading this article by Microsoft
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Ashwin thanks for the suggestions but I'm well past that stage.

Tried all of the listed remedies even some more, like complete defragmentation using different apps, Raxco's PerfectDisk, O&O defrag but the harddisk works fine, has no bad sectors and is a relatively new harddisk, so age is also not a factor.

But only when My Computer is clicked and PC tries to read the volume labels the click sound is heard.

I guess the strange character in the volume label is causing this.

I want to know if u could help me change this label permanently with any app, acronis and paragon have failed in this regard, if you have come across any other app please suggest

Thanks