REQ: How can I stop floppy drive checking?

[jetjock]

I have disabled the 3.5 floppy drive in the BIOS boot sequence check,
but Windows XP still checks the drive every time it loads or shuts
down even though I never use this drive. I have used it on occasion,
but not for a very long time. How can I stop Windows from checking
the floppy drive?
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[Jim]

I have disabled the 3.5 floppy drive in the BIOS boot sequence check,
but Windows XP still checks the drive every time it loads or shuts
down even though I never use this drive. I have used it on occasion,
but not for a very long time. How can I stop Windows from checking
the floppy drive?
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Here's Agent - http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php
ftp://ftp.forteinc.com/pub/agent/english/
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-http://www.megagames.com
SmartPar program & info on PAR files - http://www.vcdhelp.us/smartpar/
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Being/nobeing in the boot sequence does not preclude Windows from checking
to see if the drive exists.

One method that certainly works is to remove the drive.
Jim

 

[Guest]

try simply disabling the driver. then when your ready to use it, enable the
driver....