Hi,

Every minute (& sometimes more frequently) I can hear something trying
to access my floppy drive. However I don't use floppy disks very
often (only to install SATA drivers).

I don't have the indexing service running. How can I identify what is
trying to gain access to the drive?

I have up to date virus checkers etc.

Mark

"Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> Every minute (& sometimes more frequently) I can hear something trying
> to access my floppy drive. However I don't use floppy disks very
> often (only to install SATA drivers).
>
> I don't have the indexing service running. How can I identify what is
> trying to gain access to the drive?
>
> I have up to date virus checkers etc.
>
> Mark


Do a drive search for *.lnk
and see if there is a shortcut referencing the A: drive

if so, you can just delete it


Note: Do NOT delete the link that says "send to"

On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:37:44 -0600, "philo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Every minute (& sometimes more frequently) I can hear something trying
>> to access my floppy drive. However I don't use floppy disks very
>> often (only to install SATA drivers).
>>
>> I don't have the indexing service running. How can I identify what is
>> trying to gain access to the drive?
>>
>> I have up to date virus checkers etc.
>>
>> Mark
>
>
>Do a drive search for *.lnk
>and see if there is a shortcut referencing the A: drive
>
>if so, you can just delete it
>
>
>Note: Do NOT delete the link that says "send to"

There are many hundreds of files with the .lnk extension. How can I
check where they reference?

M.

<snip>
> >
> >Do a drive search for *.lnk
> >and see if there is a shortcut referencing the A: drive
> >
> >if so, you can just delete it
> >
> >
> >Note: Do NOT delete the link that says "send to"
>
> There are many hundreds of files with the .lnk extension. How can I
> check where they reference?
>
> M.
>
>

Yes...and that is normal

You need to look only at those that reference the A: drive
and nothing else


Possibly in your profile ...in the "recent" folder

On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:41:12 -0600, "philo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
><snip>
>> >
>> >Do a drive search for *.lnk
>> >and see if there is a shortcut referencing the A: drive
>> >
>> >if so, you can just delete it
>> >
>> >
>> >Note: Do NOT delete the link that says "send to"
>>
>> There are many hundreds of files with the .lnk extension. How can I
>> check where they reference?
>>
>> M.
>>
>>
>
>Yes...and that is normal
>
>You need to look only at those that reference the A: drive
>and nothing else

I'm not sure how to tell what they reference, unless I right click
on every file and select properties.

In my explorer window it tells me the name of the link and where the
link is located, but not where it references.

>
>Possibly in your profile ...in the "recent" folder
>

M....

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:56:09 +0000, Mark
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:41:12 -0600, "philo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>><snip>
>>> >
>>> >Do a drive search for *.lnk
>>> >and see if there is a shortcut referencing the A: drive
>>> >
>>> >if so, you can just delete it
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Note: Do NOT delete the link that says "send to"
>>>
>>> There are many hundreds of files with the .lnk extension. How can I
>>> check where they reference?
>>>
>>> M.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Yes...and that is normal
>>
>>You need to look only at those that reference the A: drive
>>and nothing else
>
>I'm not sure how to tell what they reference, unless I right click
>on every file and select properties.

I think that's what you have to do, but even if you find a shortcut
that has A: in the target file's path, it doesn't mean that's what's
causing the floppy drive to thrash.
The vast majority of these LNK files can be ruled out, though, because
if the shortcut is one you recognize, and it's a link to a program you
know is on your HD, you needn't investigate it further.

>In my explorer window it tells me the name of the link and where the
>link is located, but not where it references.

<snip>


> >
> >Yes...and that is normal
> >
> >You need to look only at those that reference the A: drive
> >and nothing else
>
> I'm not sure how to tell what they reference, unless I right click
> on every file and select properties.
>
> In my explorer window it tells me the name of the link and where the
> link is located, but not where it references.
>
> >
> >Possibly in your profile ...in the "recent" folder
> >



Hmmm, I guess that would be a bit tedious.

The only other thing I can think of is to simply put a floppy in the drive
for a while...
at least there will be something there for the OS to access...
and if you are fortunate...you can later remove the floppy and be done with
that annoyance.

I know that in Win9x, the problem would often be cured by doing that...
can't hurt to try