Floppy runs when Win XP boots

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From: Christie (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 12:11:40 -0800

Whenever I boot up my computer, my floppy drive runs and
runs. I have to put a floppy in it to get it to stop
making so much noise, but then it scans the floppy for
ever and ever and slows my whole computer down big time.
I thought that Norton Auto-Protect might be the problem,
so I turned that feature off. For two weeks it was just
fine, then it started to act up again. What else can I
do? This is a new computer and no one wants to help me
with this - they all keep telling me it is a Microsoft
issue and I should contact Microsoft (nothing like
pawning the problem off on another person, hey?). Thanks
in advance!

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