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01-05-2006, 03:55 AM
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Floppy Drive
How to keep windows XPSP2 Home Edition from accessing floppy drive? Any
help w/b appreciated. -- Lavert Y Bryant Powder Springs GA 30127 
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01-05-2006, 03:55 AM
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RE: Floppy Drive
you're trying to prevent the floppy from being used by someone else?
"Lavert" wrote: > How to keep windows XPSP2 Home Edition from accessing floppy drive? Any > help w/b appreciated. > > -- > Lavert Y Bryant > Powder Springs GA 30127 > > >
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01-05-2006, 03:55 AM
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Re: Floppy Drive
No. But when I try to open say a text file in Windows Explorer it goes to
floppy drive before opening the file. Thanks for your reply. -- Lavert Y Bryant Powder Springs GA 30127 "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:360D8E1C-B983-4B27-896F-3D230A3AC210@microsoft.com... > you're trying to prevent the floppy from being used by someone else? > > "Lavert" wrote: > >> How to keep windows XPSP2 Home Edition from accessing floppy drive? Any >> help w/b appreciated. >> >> -- >> Lavert Y Bryant >> Powder Springs GA 30127 >> >> >>
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01-05-2006, 03:55 AM
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Re: Floppy Drive
What is the current location of the text file?
what is the path? "Lavert" wrote: > No. But when I try to open say a text file in Windows Explorer it goes to > floppy drive before opening the file. Thanks for your reply. > -- > Lavert Y Bryant > Powder Springs GA 30127 > > "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:360D8E1C-B983-4B27-896F-3D230A3AC210@microsoft.com... > > you're trying to prevent the floppy from being used by someone else? > > > > "Lavert" wrote: > > > >> How to keep windows XPSP2 Home Edition from accessing floppy drive? Any > >> help w/b appreciated. > >> > >> -- > >> Lavert Y Bryant > >> Powder Springs GA 30127 > >> > >> > >> > > >
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01-05-2006, 03:55 AM
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Re: Floppy Drive
C:\boot.ini is an example.
-- Lavert Y Bryant Powder Springs GA 30127 "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:50FE570A-8DDB-494A-AA54-6736930658D0@microsoft.com... > What is the current location of the text file? > what is the path? > > "Lavert" wrote: > >> No. But when I try to open say a text file in Windows Explorer it goes >> to >> floppy drive before opening the file. Thanks for your reply. >> -- >> Lavert Y Bryant >> Powder Springs GA 30127 >> >> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:360D8E1C-B983-4B27-896F-3D230A3AC210@microsoft.com... >> > you're trying to prevent the floppy from being used by someone else? >> > >> > "Lavert" wrote: >> > >> >> How to keep windows XPSP2 Home Edition from accessing floppy drive? >> >> Any >> >> help w/b appreciated. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Lavert Y Bryant >> >> Powder Springs GA 30127 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
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01-05-2006, 03:55 AM
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Re: Floppy Drive
So when yuo go to the root directory ("C:\") and dbl click or try to open
"boot.ini", the computer tries to access the "A" drive? It doesn't not actually open the file. "Lavert" wrote: > C:\boot.ini is an example. > -- > Lavert Y Bryant > Powder Springs GA 30127 > > "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:50FE570A-8DDB-494A-AA54-6736930658D0@microsoft.com... > > What is the current location of the text file? > > what is the path? > > > > "Lavert" wrote: > > > >> No. But when I try to open say a text file in Windows Explorer it goes > >> to > >> floppy drive before opening the file. Thanks for your reply. > >> -- > >> Lavert Y Bryant > >> Powder Springs GA 30127 > >> > >> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:360D8E1C-B983-4B27-896F-3D230A3AC210@microsoft.com... > >> > you're trying to prevent the floppy from being used by someone else? > >> > > >> > "Lavert" wrote: > >> > > >> >> How to keep windows XPSP2 Home Edition from accessing floppy drive? > >> >> Any > >> >> help w/b appreciated. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Lavert Y Bryant > >> >> Powder Springs GA 30127 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
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01-05-2006, 03:55 AM
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Re: Floppy Drive
At the same time floppy is accessed the file is opened. It even accesses
floppy when I click on file and then close. Thanks again. -- Lavert Y Bryant Powder Springs GA 30127 "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4EC3AC88-DBA5-4101-AB1B-36876A1F427F@microsoft.com... > So when yuo go to the root directory ("C:\") and dbl click or try to open > "boot.ini", the computer tries to access the "A" drive? > > It doesn't not actually open the file. > > "Lavert" wrote: > >> C:\boot.ini is an example. >> -- >> Lavert Y Bryant >> Powder Springs GA 30127 >> >> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:50FE570A-8DDB-494A-AA54-6736930658D0@microsoft.com... >> > What is the current location of the text file? >> > what is the path? >> > >> > "Lavert" wrote: >> > >> >> No. But when I try to open say a text file in Windows Explorer it >> >> goes >> >> to >> >> floppy drive before opening the file. Thanks for your reply. >> >> -- >> >> Lavert Y Bryant >> >> Powder Springs GA 30127 >> >> >> >> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:360D8E1C-B983-4B27-896F-3D230A3AC210@microsoft.com... >> >> > you're trying to prevent the floppy from being used by someone else? >> >> > >> >> > "Lavert" wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> How to keep windows XPSP2 Home Edition from accessing floppy drive? >> >> >> Any >> >> >> help w/b appreciated. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Lavert Y Bryant >> >> >> Powder Springs GA 30127 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
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#8
01-05-2006, 03:55 AM
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Re: Floppy Drive
See this.
Floppy Drive - Is Active http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm#xp_floppy -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In news:qrNkf.52449$s92.50732@bignews6.bellsouth.net, Lavert <b_lavert@bellsouth.net> hunted and pecked: > At the same time floppy is accessed the file is opened. It even accesses > floppy when I click on file and then close. Thanks again. > -- > Lavert Y Bryant > Powder Springs GA 30127 > > "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:4EC3AC88-DBA5-4101-AB1B-36876A1F427F@microsoft.com... >> So when yuo go to the root directory ("C:\") and dbl click or try to open >> "boot.ini", the computer tries to access the "A" drive? >> >> It doesn't not actually open the file. >> >> "Lavert" wrote: >> >>> C:\boot.ini is an example. >>> -- >>> Lavert Y Bryant >>> Powder Springs GA 30127 >>> >>> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>> news:50FE570A-8DDB-494A-AA54-6736930658D0@microsoft.com... >>>> What is the current location of the text file? >>>> what is the path? >>>> >>>> "Lavert" wrote: >>>> >>>>> No. But when I try to open say a text file in Windows Explorer it >>>>> goes >>>>> to >>>>> floppy drive before opening the file. Thanks for your reply. >>>>> -- >>>>> Lavert Y Bryant >>>>> Powder Springs GA 30127 >>>>> >>>>> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:360D8E1C-B983-4B27-896F-3D230A3AC210@microsoft.com... >>>>>> you're trying to prevent the floppy from being used by someone else? >>>>>> >>>>>> "Lavert" wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> How to keep windows XPSP2 Home Edition from accessing floppy drive? >>>>>>> Any >>>>>>> help w/b appreciated. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Lavert Y Bryant >>>>>>> Powder Springs GA 30127
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#9
01-05-2006, 03:55 AM
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Re: Floppy Drive
is there a floppy in the drive?
if not, i would think you would get an error. "Lavert" wrote: > At the same time floppy is accessed the file is opened. It even accesses > floppy when I click on file and then close. Thanks again. > -- > Lavert Y Bryant > Powder Springs GA 30127 > > "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:4EC3AC88-DBA5-4101-AB1B-36876A1F427F@microsoft.com... > > So when yuo go to the root directory ("C:\") and dbl click or try to open > > "boot.ini", the computer tries to access the "A" drive? > > > > It doesn't not actually open the file. > > > > "Lavert" wrote: > > > >> C:\boot.ini is an example. > >> -- > >> Lavert Y Bryant > >> Powder Springs GA 30127 > >> > >> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:50FE570A-8DDB-494A-AA54-6736930658D0@microsoft.com... > >> > What is the current location of the text file? > >> > what is the path? > >> > > >> > "Lavert" wrote: > >> > > >> >> No. But when I try to open say a text file in Windows Explorer it > >> >> goes > >> >> to > >> >> floppy drive before opening the file. Thanks for your reply. > >> >> -- > >> >> Lavert Y Bryant > >> >> Powder Springs GA 30127 > >> >> > >> >> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> >> news:360D8E1C-B983-4B27-896F-3D230A3AC210@microsoft.com... > >> >> > you're trying to prevent the floppy from being used by someone else? > >> >> > > >> >> > "Lavert" wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> How to keep windows XPSP2 Home Edition from accessing floppy drive? > >> >> >> Any > >> >> >> help w/b appreciated. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> Lavert Y Bryant > >> >> >> Powder Springs GA 30127 > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
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#10
01-05-2006, 03:55 AM
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Re: Floppy Drive
Wes:
Thanks for your reply. I went to web site you mentioned. I processed all of the options listed. Nothing changed. On option 8 listed on the web site, I set PC to boot first to drive C. I have a HP Pavillion computer and the Boot Section does not show an option to turn off floppy drive seek at boot. I am wondering if accessing floppy drive is peculiar to HP computers. For Dixionian69. No floppy disk was in the drive and I am getting no error. Thank both of you for responding. -- Lavert Y Bryant Powder Springs GA 30127 "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message news:uzqSiNc%23FHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > See this. > > Floppy Drive - Is Active > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm#xp_floppy > > -- > Hope this helps. Let us know. > > Wes > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > > In news:qrNkf.52449$s92.50732@bignews6.bellsouth.net, > Lavert <b_lavert@bellsouth.net> hunted and pecked: >> At the same time floppy is accessed the file is opened. It even accesses >> floppy when I click on file and then close. Thanks again. >> -- >> Lavert Y Bryant >> Powder Springs GA 30127 >> >> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:4EC3AC88-DBA5-4101-AB1B-36876A1F427F@microsoft.com... >>> So when yuo go to the root directory ("C:\") and dbl click or try to >>> open >>> "boot.ini", the computer tries to access the "A" drive? >>> >>> It doesn't not actually open the file. >>> >>> "Lavert" wrote: >>> >>>> C:\boot.ini is an example. >>>> -- >>>> Lavert Y Bryant >>>> Powder Springs GA 30127 >>>> >>>> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>>> news:50FE570A-8DDB-494A-AA54-6736930658D0@microsoft.com... >>>>> What is the current location of the text file? >>>>> what is the path? >>>>> >>>>> "Lavert" wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> No. But when I try to open say a text file in Windows Explorer it >>>>>> goes >>>>>> to >>>>>> floppy drive before opening the file. Thanks for your reply. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Lavert Y Bryant >>>>>> Powder Springs GA 30127 >>>>>> >>>>>> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>>>>> news:360D8E1C-B983-4B27-896F-3D230A3AC210@microsoft.com... >>>>>>> you're trying to prevent the floppy from being used by someone else? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Lavert" wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> How to keep windows XPSP2 Home Edition from accessing floppy drive? >>>>>>>> Any >>>>>>>> help w/b appreciated. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Lavert Y Bryant >>>>>>>> Powder Springs GA 30127 >
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