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| 210488 | 2004-01-27 10:14:00 | Hello I have an annoying computer problem, which I cannot fix........ Tonight I moved my Internet Explorer Favourites to floppy disc, and now whenever I click on one of the other icons / programs, my FDD makes a repetitive noise as though it is trying to access the info on a floppy disc. But there is nothing in the floppy drive. How do I, where do I go to adjust my settings? Computer is Windows ME Sally |
Wild Honey (5178) | ||
| 210489 | 2004-01-27 10:30:00 | Try this: Put a floppy disk int the drive. Access it in Windows Explorer Access anothr directory on the HDD, to move the focus away from the A: drive. Remove the floppy disk. Reboot. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 210490 | 2004-01-27 10:38:00 | Yeah, the thing's just confused :D | Growly (6) | ||
| 210491 | 2004-01-27 11:55:00 | Oh, i just saw that you're using windows ME....... Well no wonder then. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 210492 | 2004-01-28 06:50:00 | No wonder what Growly? | Wild Honey (5178) | ||
| 210493 | 2004-01-29 19:36:00 | Sorry, I've never liked ME, I just blame it (foolishly, pointlessly and without justifiable cause). In this case, the whole computer getting confused, I thought was because of ME's design. Now we can blame to people at Microsoft. |
Growly (6) | ||
| 210494 | 2004-01-30 02:40:00 | Growly, it is not helpful to the questioner to give a personal opinion of an OS instead of a helpful answer. If you can't help, or at least give a sympathetic answer, (or a relevant joke ;-)) it's best to not post at all. The OS the questioner is using may not be their choice, and often they can't change. I don't think much of any MS OS ... but I accept that they all work most of the time for most people. I use Windows ME because it came installed on the last laptop I bought and I'm certainly not going to buy a different MS OS -- I've installed RH9 Linux and I use whichever is appropriate. The question is simple ... and the key to the answer is in the question : changing the IE Favorites directory to be the floppy drive root A:\. That will certainly cause the problem. :D I don't use IE ... surely someone will know the exact click track to change it back. I'd suspect it's someting like Tools -- Internet Options ... |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 210495 | 2004-01-30 05:46:00 | Thanks everyone. Problem solved on reboot. Should have done that first :-( | Wild Honey (5178) | ||
| 210496 | 2004-01-30 10:20:00 | Hmmmmm, I seem to be a trouble magnet... Before i bother excusing myself, sorry everyone :'( |
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