Right-click in Explorer causes hit on floppy

[RachelD]

This problem is getting on my nerves and I can't seem to make it go away. I have Win98SE. Starting a few weeks ago, whenever I either right-clicked or used the File menu in Explorer or on the desktop, the machine looks to the floppy drive first. If I don't have a floppy in there, it takes a while before the right-click menu comes up. Even if there is a floppy in the drive, it takes extra time to pull up the menu because the floppy always gets hit first.

This problem does not occur if, for example, I'm in Word and I use the file menu, OR if I'm in the Open document dialog box and I right click in there. Just Windows Explorer-type windows.

Anyone have a clue?

thanks
Rachel

 

[Comtech]

Empty the recent documents menu, empty the c:\windows\temp folder. Cheers,
Jim
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[RachelD]

Thanks, except it didn't work. Did both those things, rebooted - no dice.

Windows also seeks the floppy drive when I right click on the start button.

 

[Comtech]

There's something in the MRU (Most Recently Used) list that accessed the floppy, and it won't let go until you remove it from the MRU or put back the original floppy it was looking for.
If you've got TweakUI, you can clear all the MRU lists automatically, if not, download and install it, you'll like what it does. Cheers,
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[Comtech]

I found this at MS.

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q272/2/42.ASP

It's got your answer. Cheers,
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[RachelD]

Thanks once again for the link (never saw that one when I searched ms), but that didn't work either! I have cleared every menu I can find (I do have tweak).
It looks like I'm going to have to live with this for a while...just have to keep a floppy around I guess.

thanks for your help though
Rachel