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re: My own solution to 'Stop Windows from Randomly Searching the Floppy Drive'
Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 12:40 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by s642w
(1 messages posted)
I've recently developed this problem. I'm STILL using Win98SE. The problem was
resolved with a setting in ZoneAlarm, so I would assume that if you're using ZoneAlarm,
I suspect it doesn't matter which OS you're using. Open the ZA Control Center, scroll
down to the "Shortcut to MS-DOS Progam -- *.pif", and choose "Allow" in the Quarantine
column. This finally shut-up the floppy each time I clicked on anything. But keep
in mind that it reduces the protection for the *pif file provided my ZA. I'm using
the ZA Pro 4.5. I've been using it for some time, but only recently noticed the
constant "floppy drive access" everytime I tried to open a file. I'm fine without
that protection. It stopped the clicking noise and I like that. You decided for
youself. I hope this helps someone.
s642w
On Saturday, March 26, 2005 at 8:09 pm, felix wrote:
>None of the above worked for me except the wonderful person who pointed to Zone
Alarm
>as the culprit in his case.So I switched ZA alarm off and puff,the problem is gone.I
>know I need ZA, I cannot switch it off forever.This free version that's giving me
>problems have not been updated for quite sometime ( free version 45 594 000).Their
>website suggested that if you have been having problems with ZA select clean install
>during the update,if you have not been having problems,then select update.The clean
>install will reset all settings in ZA,upgrade will preserve them.I selected the
clean
>install free version 5.5.062.011 for my windows xp with no problems so far.A very
>big thanks to all.
>
>Felix.
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