Futurama Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Basically i've had my computer a few months and I decided against getting a floppy drive cause let's face it, they're obsolete arn't they? So there isn't actually one in my computer and it's replaced by a card reader (DEFG drives show up seperately on My Computer.) However, my floppy drive (A) still shows up, and if I click it by accident, the program I clicked on it with (winamp, sending files over msn etc) will generally crash or struggle immensely. Is there any way I can stop this happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 In the device manager (Control Panel > System > Hardware tab > Device Manager), find the 'Floppy Disk Drives' dropdown. Open it, right click on the drive and disable it. It should disappear from the list of available drives (Assuming you're using XP). I usually do the same thing and actually hadn't since reinstalling a few weeks ago. Thanks for the reminder. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordkafei Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 You might also go into your BIOS settings and disable the floppy there. That way, Windows should never even see it in the first place. PvP is not for meIn the 3rd Year of the BoycottReal-world money saved since FT/W: Hundreds of DollarsReal-world time saved since FT/W: Thousands of Hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now