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Guest
I have recently removed a dvd drive but it is still displayed under my
computer. How can I remove it?
Thanks Lee
computer. How can I remove it?
Thanks Lee
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Cari \(MS-MVP\)
In the BIOS.
G
Guest
Hi
The drive is disabled in the BIOS. The problem, I believe, is concerning
the OS. I am running XP Home SP2. All I want to do is remove it from "My
Computer". The reason for this is I am training my other half to use the
computer and dont want any anomolies to confuse her. She is a technophobe.
Lee
The drive is disabled in the BIOS. The problem, I believe, is concerning
the OS. I am running XP Home SP2. All I want to do is remove it from "My
Computer". The reason for this is I am training my other half to use the
computer and dont want any anomolies to confuse her. She is a technophobe.
Lee
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George Bashore
Did you also remove the A drive?
LeeG said:Hi
The drive is disabled in the BIOS. The problem, I believe, is concerning
the OS. I am running XP Home SP2. All I want to do is remove it from "My
Computer". The reason for this is I am training my other half to use the
computer and dont want any anomolies to confuse her. She is a
technophobe.
Lee
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Bob I
Did you also remove it in Device Manager?
G
Guest
Hi
I take it you mean my 1.44MB floppy. It is still installed and working fine
I take it you mean my 1.44MB floppy. It is still installed and working fine
G
Guest
Hi
The dvd drive does not show up in device manager.
The dvd drive does not show up in device manager.
B
Bob I
View, Show Hidden.
Hi
The dvd drive does not show up in device manager.
:
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Guest
B
Bob I
If it doesn't exist it shouldn't show. What do you get if you r-click
the Icon and click properties?
the Icon and click properties?
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Leif Nordmand Andersen
Hi LeeG
I once had a similar problem with a Network Card. I removed it without
uninstalling it. And it made problems for me, I found this article,
eventhough it's written for Windows 2000 it works in XP too:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;241257
Another solution is:
Show Hidden Devices
Submitted 11/26/02
You can show hidden devices in the Device Manager. One way is by
making a simple registry change. The other is through a batch file.
Registry Change:
1.
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ ControlSet001 \ Control \
Session Manager \ Environment
2.
Create a string DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES
3.
Give it a value of 1
Regards Leif.
Hi
Still no show in device manager
I once had a similar problem with a Network Card. I removed it without
uninstalling it. And it made problems for me, I found this article,
eventhough it's written for Windows 2000 it works in XP too:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;241257
Another solution is:
Show Hidden Devices
Submitted 11/26/02
You can show hidden devices in the Device Manager. One way is by
making a simple registry change. The other is through a batch file.
Registry Change:
1.
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ ControlSet001 \ Control \
Session Manager \ Environment
2.
Create a string DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES
3.
Give it a value of 1
Regards Leif.
G
Guest
Thanks
Lee
Lee
Leif Nordmand Andersen said:Hi LeeG
I once had a similar problem with a Network Card. I removed it without
uninstalling it. And it made problems for me, I found this article,
eventhough it's written for Windows 2000 it works in XP too:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;241257
Another solution is:
Show Hidden Devices
Submitted 11/26/02
You can show hidden devices in the Device Manager. One way is by
making a simple registry change. The other is through a batch file.
Registry Change:
1.
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ ControlSet001 \ Control \
Session Manager \ Environment
2.
Create a string DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES
3.
Give it a value of 1
Regards Leif.
L