floppy disk behavior (when empty)

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For some reason, my machine searches the floppy drive for about 35 seconds
when I navigate to that drive (through Windows Explorer) and the drive
happens to be empty. All the while it searches, the floppy drive is
chattering and an hourglass is displayed and I can't interrupt the process.
It's very annoying. However, when I reboot the machine and do the same thing,
it only searches the drive for about a half second and immediately brings up
the dialog that says, 'Please insert a disk...' This is the behavior I was
expecting, but it is temporary for me. Has anyone run into this? And was
there a fix?

My machine: WinXP Pro version 2002 SP1, Intel P4 2.8GHz, 1GB RAM

Thanks,
Emilio
Portland, OR
 
I guess that there is really no point in telling you to "not click" on an
empty drive!

It happens to all of us, at times.
 
However, when I reboot the machine and do the same thing,
it only searches the drive for about a half second and immediately brings
up > the dialog that says, 'Please insert a disk...' This is the behavior
I was
expecting, but it is temporary for me. Has anyone run into this? And was
there a fix?
Click to expand...

Some anti viruses chech if you have a disk in the floppy and scan it if it's
there.
It shouldn't say insert disk if you haven't clicked in the floppy in windows
explorer.

Syncme
 
I just bought a USB drive adapter so I could use the HD from my old machine
on the new one. As I navigate my old drive, when I click on certain
folders, the computer goes and searches the floppy drive... and I was not
clicking on an empty drive. It is still doing it and I have not figured
out why yet.
 
Just to clarify, it only behaves (prompts me for disk) or misbehaves
(searches with hourglass) when I click on the A: drive, or send a file to the
floppy drive via the Send To option. I do have the usual floppy drive
activity from my anti-virus program or MS Office apps., but I'm more
concerned with the fact that I have to endure the half minute wait before
Windows Explorer comes back. If this can be changed, that's what I'm looking
for. If it can't, I'm still perplexed at the fact that it works one
(favorable) way once, then another (less favorable) way after that.

Thanks for your time,
Emilio
 
Emilio said:
Just to clarify, it only behaves (prompts me for disk) or misbehaves
(searches with hourglass) when I click on the A: drive, or send a file to
the
floppy drive via the Send To option. I do have the usual floppy drive
activity from my anti-virus program or MS Office apps., but I'm more
concerned with the fact that I have to endure the half minute wait before
Windows Explorer comes back. If this can be changed, that's what I'm
looking
for. If it can't, I'm still perplexed at the fact that it works one
(favorable) way once, then another (less favorable) way after that.

Thanks for your time,
Emilio
Click to expand...
Unfortunately this is "normal" activity. I noticed on some computers it
responds quicker and others slower.
I wonder if anyone reading this thread knows a reg. hack that allows it to
fail quicker.

Syncme
 
=?Utf-8?B?RW1pbGlv?= said:
For some reason, my machine searches the floppy drive for about 35 seconds
when I navigate to that drive (through Windows Explorer) and the drive
happens to be empty. All the while it searches, the floppy drive is
chattering and an hourglass is displayed and I can't interrupt the process.
It's very annoying. However, when I reboot the machine and do the same thing,
it only searches the drive for about a half second and immediately brings up
the dialog that says, 'Please insert a disk...' This is the behavior I was
expecting, but it is temporary for me. Has anyone run into this? And was
there a fix?
Click to expand...

Insert a disk into the floppy drive.
 
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