Re: No drive entries found

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Actually,I did the opposite(chose normal start up)and it worked.Apparently it
was one of the unchecked items that caused the message to appear.Now I will
have to find which one it was before I use msconfig again.Thanks a lot for
your help.

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> Go to Start/Run, and type MSCONFIG then look at the STARTUP TAB, to uncheck unwanted, checked items
>
> The new MS beta for Antispyware has an "Advanced Tools" menu item that allows you to identify the maker and use of items on the
> Windows startup list. It's called "System Explorer"
>
> --
> Mark L. Ferguson
> FAQ for Windows Antispy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
> "elsa" <elsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:E27EA05C-2D83-4C13-BF55-2D837C7BF0F5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Deleted files but still get the "No drive entries found"message.Got any other
> > idea?
> >
> > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
> >
> >> I mean in the root 'folder' of the drives. It doesn't have a name, it's just, for example C:\ or D:\, not one of the 'child'
> >> folders, for examle, NOT C:\Windows.
> >>
> >> You usually accidently acquire these files when you copy a CD to your hard drive. They can be deleted with no consiquence.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mark L. Ferguson
> >> FAQ for Windows Antispy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
> >> "elsa" <elsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:A426BCCF-8251-4025-BC60-6833F8FB003E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >I serched for AutoRun.INF and found several such files most of which are
> >> > obviously
> >> > irrelevant.I wouldn't want to risk deleting a useful file so could you
> >> > please help me
> >> > by suggesting where I should look?Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I would guess you will find a file named AutoRun.INF in the root of the drives. Delete that.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Mark L. Ferguson
> >> >> FAQ for Windows Antispy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
> >> >> "elsa" <elsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:07C5A88C-FE06-46B2-82B9-0793487D2339@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> >I get the message "No drive entries found!" in Windows XP just before the
> >> >> > welcome screen appears.Although this does not seem to be causing any further
> >> >> > problems I would really like to know if it can be fixed.
> >> >>
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