Non-existant drives - how to remove?

[MS]

Hi,

On my Win 2000 Pro (fully up to date) there are 2 'drives' that at some
stage have been added automatically but which have no physical existence.

1. 'Compact Disc (G'
2. 'Removable Disc (I'

Clicking on either in Explorer results in the 'Please insert a disc into
drive' dialog box.

Neither drive has ever had a physical existence on my PC, nor have either
of those drive letters ever been used except possibly and briefly as a
temporary networked drive letter (I don't remember).

They've both been there for a while and I've done nothing about them. They
just appeared and I've no idea how or why.

How do I get rid of them?

Many thanks.

PS. All drives connected to my PC, have correctly assigned drive letters
and are working perfectly.

 

[Newbie Coder]

MS,

Right-click MY COMPUTER | MANAGE | REMOVABLE STORAGE | MEDIA POOLS & delete from
there

Right-click MY COMPUTER | MANAGE | LOGICAL DRIVES & see if it's listed there

Right-click MY COMPUTER | PROPERTIES | HARDWARE tab | DEVICE MANAGER & see if
listed there too

 

[MS]

Thanks NC.

There were a whole load of entries in 'Manage' | 'Removable Storage' |
'Physical Locations' corresponding to various firmwares of various DVD
drives that have been on the system, almost all with a red cross next to
them. I deleted all that had red crosses. Then in 'Device Manager' | 'Disc
Drives' there were 2 entries that seemed fishy, a non-existent CD device,
and what sounded like an entry for my USB Epson printer. I uninstalled
both, went back to 'Manage' | 'Removable Storage' | 'Physical Locations'
and now these 2 had red crosses next to them, allowing deletion.

All done and phantom drive letters are gone from Explorer.

Many thanks for your help.