Article ID: 309017 - Last Review: February 15, 2002 - Revision: 1.1

Swappable Drive Remains in My Computer After You Remove It

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SYMPTOMS

After you swap between a CD-RW device and a normal CD-ROM or DVD drive in a laptop's device bay while My Computer is open, the previous device may not disappear from My Computer until you refresh the screen. If you try to use the non-existent drive (the drive you swapped out), you may receive an error message that indicates that the drive is not available. If My Computer is open in Explorer view, the device will not disappear from the left Explorer window even after you refresh the screen.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, either press F5 to refresh My Computer, click Refresh on the View menu, or close and reopen My Computer.
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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