Re: why does this happen?

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From: Dave
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 00:00

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possible A:path or B: path in your autoexec.bat PATH statement...
may have autorun set on floppies...??


Woody wrote in message ...
>
>I've been using W98 now for some months with no problems - unlike many
>others mine seems to be stable.
>
>However, having made no changes, over the last week or so a curious
>change has occurred.  Whenever I open Windows Explorer, before it was
>almost instantaneous and opened on drive C.  Now, for no apparent
>reason, before the prog opens on screen it tries to read my A and B
>drives - 3.5" and 5.25" respectively.
>
>Anyone any ideas why and how to stop it?
>
>--
>Andrew W.
>Harrogate, UK
>woody@tangon.demon.co.uk
>g1uxp@gb7cym

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