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Annoying Problem

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  • 12-02-2004 4:30pm
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    Joeface
    Registered Users Posts: 2,900 ✭✭✭


    I must have sorted this about 30 times but cant for the life of me remember how i did it the last time,

    Ever 5 mins , my system tries to access the floppy drive for no reason, how do i stop it form doing this ,

    using windows 98 by the way

    thanks


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    moridin
    Registered Users Posts: 931 ✭✭✭moridin


    pull the power cable out of your floppy drive ;)


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    #3
    Joeface
    Registered Users Posts: 2,900 ✭✭✭Joeface


    ah no, (smart arse) kinda need it the company is old and lazy , lots of stuff still on floppies


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    jozi
    Registered Users Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭jozi


    would it be accesing the floppy because what you are working on was stored on a floppy and it is auto-saving? i know word does this and many other programs


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    Alanm
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭Alanm


    Do you have an explorer window open on the A: drive? Or possibly your anti-virus software trying to scan it?


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    Joeface
    Registered Users Posts: 2,900 ✭✭✭Joeface


    no i am not using any thing , the drive is empty, and my virus scan only scans A: if a direct it to. I have had do sort on the other systems iin the building before, just went i went to do my own ..................blank


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