Greetings Barry & list--
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From: "BC" <[log in to unmask]>



> In Win98SE is there a bug that makes the floppy drive continually seek a
> disk every time you perform a function or action? The only way to stop it
so
> far is to put a blank formatted floppy disk in the drive itself otherwise
> the floppy disk will continually seek a disk in its drive. It seems to
take
> precedence over all other functions when it is in seeking mode.
> It is driving me nuts. I have looked in the startup,sysedit,msconfig, and
> just about everywhere
> else there would normally be reference to the program or action
responsible
> for this type of activity. Is there a way to pinpoint what is requesting
the
> floppy disk obsessively????
>

In the spirit of trying to isolate the problem with one adjustment at a
time, have you
tried right-clicking My Computer, clicking Properties, clicking the
Performance tab,
then clicking the File System button?  There is a tab "Floppy Disk" which
allows you
to enable Windows to 'Search for new floppy disk drives each time your
computer
starts'.  If there is a check in the box next to this item, click on it to
uncheck it.  Shut
down the computer, restart it, and then determine whether it still exhibits
the
behavior you described above.  I know this shouldn't have anything to do
with
Windows continually seeking the floppy while it is operating, however; with
all the
hard- and soft-ware permutations out there, this could be an "unpredictable
side-effect".

HTH,

Paul A. Shippert  Library/Media Specialist
        Margaret Brent Middle School
Phone: 301-884-4635      FAX: 301-884-8937
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