(A:) drive makes noise when internet explorer open

[Bill Feiler]

When I am online and internet explorer opens up my A: drive searches for a disk.  How do I get it to stop.  Thanks Bill

[Raptor]

Please Read This First - Viruses & Spyware

I suggest you see if there are any Adware or virus components installed on your system.

Also, deleting redundant files with a program such as Advanced System Optimizer may work. Did you install any Internet Explorer 3rd party add-ons that you have removed in a way you should not have?

[Bill Feiler]

Thanks Raptor, but no to all of your suggested possibilities.  Bill

[Raptor]

Does an error occur when Internet Explorer is scanning for a disk?

Does it happen on every website you open?

I suggest you try the different settings on Ad-aware 6.0 and Spybot S&D. Perhaps allow them them to load at Windows start up.

[merlin_2]

try this right-click my computer...properties tab...click..device manager...click tab..performance tab..click file system click... floppy drive tab ...click untick search for floppy drives...if not some scumbag is trying to get data from you download a firewall like the best of them so far sygate personal edition from www.majargeeks.com...free:)

[Bill Feiler]

Thanks Raptor and Merlin for your postings,  I have had to focus on other things for a while.  I don't think it is any virus, nothing else is effected and nothing with my computer works wierdly.  Merlin, I tried the method you described in your last posting and clicked off the 'untick search for floppy drives' but that didn't work also.  The a floppy drive is still searching when explorer opens a window of any sort.  Let me know if you can have me try anything else.  Thanks, Bill

[merlin_2]

bill can you give us info on your system make ...and operating system.....

[Bill Feiler]

Sure... it is an HP pavilion 6535 with windows 98.  Does that help?  Thanks, Bill

[merlin_2]

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000427.htm

[Bill Feiler]

Thanks for the link, I never had this kind of noise up untill a few months ago now when this thing started.  It is not a noise that I have ever heard another computer do when openinng explorer.  The description is right in that it is searching for a floppy.  I'm close to giving up and living with it, but the curiousity is keeping me coming back.  Thanks for your help, Bill

[merlin_2]

This may apply to win98 >http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article07-037

[Bill Feiler]

Thanks a lot Merlin I will give it a try and get back to you, Bill