Re: Floppy check problem

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From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 03:43:04 -0600

Hi Pete,

Thanks for the feedback. You seem to have other issues going on here. Try
these separately, then together, depending on the results and post back.
Good luck!

Apply these:

Go to: Start/Run/gpedit.msc/User Configuration/Administrative
Templates/Windows Components/Windows Explorer. In the right pane double
click Hide these specific drives from my computer. Enable then use the drop
box.

In the BIOS set the PC to boot first to drive C, not the A. And also, go
into the boot section in the bios and turn of floppy drive seek at boot.

Remove Auto-Logon from TweakUI and do this:

1. Go to Start/Run and type in: control userpasswords2 and press ok.

2. On the Users tab, clear the Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To
Use This Computer check box and then click OK.

3. In the Automatically Log On dialog box that appears, type the user name
and password for the account you want to be logged on each time you start
your computer.

Tip:

Add Control UserPasswords2 to the Control Panel (Line 1)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm 

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Kelly
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"Pete" <pete@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> Hi Kelly!
>
> On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 01:36:18 -0600, "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote:
>
> >Suggestions and checkpoints:
> >
> >Floppy Drive Seeks in Windows XP
> >http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm#xp_floppy
>
> Thanks but unfortunately, the tips in the above link couldn't solve my
> problem. However, the good news is that I've discovered the source of
> my problem.
>
> I've wanted to have auto login and so I had used the TweakUI for XP to
> set it. I checked the "Log on automatically at system startup" box and
> for the "set password" dialog box I just left them blank and clicked
> on "okay."
>
> After that when windows restart, it auto logins all right but as it
> loads the personal settings it tries to access the floppy drive too
> (thus creating the sound) before finally loggin in.
>
> I also discovered that if I set a password in the "set password"
> dialog box mentioned above, the startup process would just freeze at
> the "loading personal settings" stage with a message "Windows is
> starting up." I then have to restart windows and with the reset button
> and the press on shift key to undo the auto login before I can get
> into windows again.
>
> Strange, isn't it?
>
> Pete
>
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