re: Solution for 'Stop Windows from Randomly Searching the Floppy Drive'
Friday, January 30, 2004 at 8:13 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Geoff
(1 messages posted)
I was getting a similar problem and was directed to this forum - after much snooping
around I got pretty much nowhere. However one of the tips from a previous link was
to delete the A drive from the device drivers list and then reboot the computer and
let it reinstall itself. So in desperation this is what I did.
As the computer completed its boot I got an urgent message from something saying
'zlclient.exe was looking for a floppy disk that could not be found!'!
I had suspected this application because I have been monitoring it in task manager
and every so often it’s resource from the CPU went up at about the time I was getting
a wirr from the floppy. It turned out that this file is run by zone alarm which
is the firewall I use, so I switched Zone Alarm off and lo and behold the problem
went away. I rebooted the computer, checked everything, then started the network
connection (i.e. broadband) and I’ve had no problem since then!
On Saturday, December 20, 2003 at 6:31 pm, Richard Drdul wrote:
>I encountered the same problem after upgrading from Norton Internet security 2003
>to NIS 2004 on my WinXP Pro machine. I wrote to Symantec, telling them that my
computer
>accesses the floppy drive every time I click on a file folder in Explorer or Favorites
>in IE.
>
>Symantec's response:
>
>This can happen if a Windows shortcut points to the A drive. This situation can
occur
>after installing any program and is an anomaly of the operating system.
>
>To correct this problem, you need to remove or change the shortcuts:
>
>-> Shortcuts on the Documents menu can cause this issue. An entry in the Documents
>menu (click Start and point to Documents) might have a pointer to the A drive, for
>example, a text file that has been opened from the A drive. The shortcuts to these
>documents are stored by default in the \Windows\Recent folder.
>
>-> Shortcuts on your Windows desktop can also point to the A: drive and will cause
>this problem.
>
>To check a shortcut, please follow these steps:
>
>-> Right-click the shortcut.
>-> Click Properties.
>-> Note the path shown in the Target box. If it points to the A:\ drive, either
change
>it so that it points to a copy of the file on the hard drive, or delete the shortcut.
>
>However, I also suggest that you please follow the steps below to disable floppy
>scan:
>
>1. Open Norton Antivirus (NAV).
>2. Click Auto protect.
>3. Click advanced.
>4. Uncheck scan all removable media for boot Viruses every time it is mounted.
>5. Uncheck floppy disk in A for boot viruses when shutting down.
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