Toomas,
Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately when I got down to Disk
Management, there didn't seem like any way to delete drive G.
Highlighting it and hitting "Delete" didn't' do it and there wasn't any
menu or icon to delete it with.
Have I missed something?
Lew
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Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 19:01:50 +0300
From: Toomas Piibe <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Camera Disk Icon
Right click on My Computer , select manage and then
Disk Management. Delete drive G
Toomas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lewis M Russakov" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 12:35 AM
Subject: [PCSOFT] Camera Disk Icon
>I accidently disconnected my digital camera from my computer after
> downloading photos before turning off the camera which left a "Camera
> Disk G" icon in My Computer under "Devices with Removable Storage".
>
> Now, every time I boot up I get a error message called Windows - no
disk"
> saying that there is no disk in drive "G" (which is the old camera
disk)
> and to insert a disk to continue.
>
> I have to cancel this message in order to proceed, but my cursor slides
> behind the window so I am unable to click on Cancel.
>
> To close it I have to right click on its name on my Taskbar and click
> Alt+F4 and it will close.
>
> My problem is how do I get rid of this icon in My Computer? I have
tried
> deleting the icon from the My Computer window which didn't work. I went
> into Windows Explorer and tried to delete it under My Computer, but of
> course that didn't work either.
>
> I couldn't find any such listing in Device Manager.
>
> I can't find it in Control Panel under Hardware or Add and Remove
> Programs.
>
> There doesn't seem like there is any way to access this "Camera Disk"
in
> My Computer.
>
> I have hooked up my camera since then and it creates a similar icon
which
> is removed when I turn off the camera before disconnecting it from the
> computer.
>
> It is a pain to have to deal with this thing each time I boot up.
>
> Anyone have any idea on how to get rid of this thing besides
reformatting
> the HD which has been suggested by many people I have asked about my
> problem.
>
> I am using Win XP with SP 2.
>
> Appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Lew Russakov
> Huntington Beach, CA
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