re: Solution for 'Stop Windows from Randomly Searching the Floppy Drive'
Sunday, November 16, 2003 at 10:03 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Jorge
(1 messages posted)
Personally I DO think it's a miscosoft's isue... I've just installed windows XP in
a computer that used to have windows Millenium Edition. Since the firtst minute I
installed windows XP, the floppy reading issue has been annoying me. I regret that
I have formatted my hard drive and loaded XP now... Hope any solution arrises soon.
On Saturday, August 2, 2003 at 8:49 pm, Dan wrote:
>I have had this problem with my Windows XP Pro now for about 2 years and on several
>occasions. However the only solution I have found that works is the unfortunate
task
>of re-installing Windows. I believe the floppy accessing randomly may be attributed
>to two possible causes. The first being an exploit that was recieved by the operating
>system via either the internet or installing tampered software. This exploit may
>not have exploited an open port for an assumed attacker, however, even though the
>Windows update will resolve such hits, the exploit may have opened up the ability
>to try an send any information you are accessing to the floppy drive. This is usually
>a way for viruses to spread, keeping in mind that exploit hits are picked up by
Norton
>Antivirus and many other antivirus programs but cannot usually be cleaned, deleted,
>or quarantined. Because it is not a file, just an action. I personally have been
>hit with such exploits from frequent IE browsing. My second guess as to what may
>cause it may be a corruption in an antivirus software. I have browsed Microsoft.com
>for answers and I found nothing on this topic. This tells me it may be a non-microsoft
>software issue.
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