Excessive checking of Floppy

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 08:20:39 -0700

Windows remembers in what application you have used a
floppy. Every time you use this application it will check
the "last know path" being the floppy...
>-----Original Message-----
>I see no reason for Drive A to be checked often. Perhaps
>at shut down is OK, but not other times. How can I reset
>this?
>
>.
>

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