Re: 3.5 Floppy hunting a lot

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 06:46:05 -0400

Hi Bonnie,

Check your antivirus software for an option that scans a floppy on startup,
thjs is the most common cause.

Alternately, you likely have an MRU entry in the registry causing the issue,
eventually it will pass as it ages and other entries take its place. But, to
get rid of it now, start/run regedit, click edit/find and search for A:\.
See if it turns up in an MRU key. If so, delete the string from the right
pane containing it. Close the registry editor and reboot when finished to
see if it helps. 

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
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"Bonnie" <JECElect@optonline.net> wrote in message 
news:hq1b80httaahuvakusmtb6rc5dncer18is@4ax.com...
> Upgraded to XP Home a month or so ago, no problem.  For the last week
> or so, whenever I boot up, or shut down, or sometimes seemingly for no
> reason whatsoever, I hear the floppy drive humming & grunting, as if
> it's hunting.  Of course there is no floppy in the drive.  I'm
> familiar with a short blip on startup, but this is a rather long, like
> 2 second hum/grind.
>           I know it's not hardware, because I'm alternately booting
> to 2 different HDs in same machine, no problem with other version of
> Windows.
>           Do I need to be tweaking something in XP?
> Thanks, Bonnie

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