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by sfhsgrad00 1 view

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I have a Compaq Presario 1200XL-118 desktop replacement notebook, running WinME. No matter what I do, it tries to access my floppy drive. It doesn't ask for a disk, just tries to read the drive, then goes on. Each time I do something, i.e. open Internet Explorer, open a Microsoft Office 2000 program, it tries to access my A: drive. This problem has occured in the past, and has gone away with time, but it is occuring again. Is there a way to fix this? I have tried checking the default directories for Office 2000, making sure they are not set to default to A: , same for IE5,yet the problem persists.

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by thechas

Start by clearing any shortcuts to the "A:" drive from the recent documents folder.

Windows remembers where you opened or saved the last few documents from, and checks periodically to see if the files are still there.

Disable fast find for Office. If fast find is in your startup menu, you can just remove it.

The only way to fully prevent this is to never open or save a document to the floppy.

Also, check the settings of your anti-virus software. It may be making a floppy scan every time you open a program.

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