L
Lavert
How to keep windows XPSP2 Home Edition from accessing floppy drive? Any
help w/b appreciated.
help w/b appreciated.
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G
Guest
you're trying to prevent the floppy from being used by someone else?
L
Lavert
No. But when I try to open say a text file in Windows Explorer it goes to
floppy drive before opening the file. Thanks for your reply.
floppy drive before opening the file. Thanks for your reply.
G
Guest
What is the current location of the text file?
what is the path?
what is the path?
L
Lavert
C:\boot.ini is an example.
G
Guest
So when yuo go to the root directory ("C:\") and dbl click or try to open
"boot.ini", the computer tries to access the "A" drive?
It doesn't not actually open the file.
"boot.ini", the computer tries to access the "A" drive?
It doesn't not actually open the file.
L
Lavert
At the same time floppy is accessed the file is opened. It even accesses
floppy when I click on file and then close. Thanks again.
floppy when I click on file and then close. Thanks again.
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Wesley Vogel
See this.
Floppy Drive - Is Active
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm#xp_floppy
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Floppy Drive - Is Active
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm#xp_floppy
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G
Guest
is there a floppy in the drive?
if not, i would think you would get an error.
if not, i would think you would get an error.
L
Lavert
Wes:
Thanks for your reply. I went to web site you mentioned. I processed all
of the options listed. Nothing changed. On option 8 listed on the web
site, I set PC to boot first to drive C. I have a HP Pavillion computer and
the Boot Section does not show an option to turn off floppy drive seek at
boot. I am wondering if accessing floppy drive is peculiar to HP computers.
For Dixionian69. No floppy disk was in the drive and I am getting no error.
Thank both of you for responding.
Thanks for your reply. I went to web site you mentioned. I processed all
of the options listed. Nothing changed. On option 8 listed on the web
site, I set PC to boot first to drive C. I have a HP Pavillion computer and
the Boot Section does not show an option to turn off floppy drive seek at
boot. I am wondering if accessing floppy drive is peculiar to HP computers.
For Dixionian69. No floppy disk was in the drive and I am getting no error.
Thank both of you for responding.
W
Wesley Vogel
Go through the list again.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm#xp_floppy
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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm#xp_floppy
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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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