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Floppy Drive Is Accessed When You Open My Computer

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Article ID:272242
Last Review:January 29, 2007
Revision:1.3
This article was previously published under Q272242
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/) Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, your computer may access the floppy drive for several seconds before displaying the contents of My Computer.

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CAUSE

This behavior can be caused by an incorrect registry value.

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RESOLUTION

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
1.Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2.Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Note: The value of the NoDriveTypeAutoRun entry should be 95 00 00 00, if it is not, continue to step 3.
3.Double click NoDriveTypeAutoRun.
4.Change the Binary Value to 95 00 00 00.
5.Click OK.
6.Close Registry Editor.
7.Restart the computer for the changes to take affect.

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
•Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
•Microsoft Windows 95

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