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GWARGWAR Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2297Members, Contributor
<div class="IPBDescription">Strange HD Prob</div> <img src='http://members.shaw.ca/mincus/untitled.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

I click on my D: For some strange reason it asks for Autorun.exe

its a HD not a CD-ROM, why the hell would it want autorun.exe?<!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

(sorry about the white area... im too lazy to fix it)

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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    Sure it's not a CD-ROM drive?

    D:
  • FlatlineUTDFlatlineUTD Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7695Members
    Right click the drive in Windows Explorer, go to properties, then the Hardware tab. Check the list to see what it's showing up as.

    I've never seen this before, but I would also recommend checking your BIOS settings to see if something is fubar.
  • GadzukoGadzuko Join Date: 2002-12-26 Member: 11556Members, Constellation
    Brrrp! Brrrp! Random Windows failure imminent! Hard drive reformat in 5... 4... 3...
  • GreyPawsGreyPaws Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8659Members
    Gwar: sounds like a virus I ran into a while back, get lates defs and scan your HD
  • GWARGWAR Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2297Members, Contributor
    Not a virus, Fresh install of XP.
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    take a screenshot of Device Mangler (Manager)?

    what OS are you running?
  • GWARGWAR Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2297Members, Contributor
    edited April 2003
    <img src='http://members.shaw.ca/mincus/9.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

    Im runnin windows XP pro, clean install just recently.

    Its a 5 gig removable drive...
  • GreyPawsGreyPaws Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8659Members
    you just spoke the magic words, you never mentioned it was removable... go back to win2k pro man and dump that crappy arse XP os
  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Attention forum members! MonsE is going to react to GreyPaws statement in the immediate future!
    Take the necessary precautions, such as a sufficient supply of clean water, food for a week, and a shelter that can withstand earthquakes of a up to a strength of seven on the Richter scale!
  • GWARGWAR Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2297Members, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin--GreyPaws+Apr 7 2003, 07:19 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (GreyPaws @ Apr 7 2003, 07:19 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> you just spoke the magic words, you never mentioned it was removable... go back to win2k pro man and dump that crappy arse XP os <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Nothing wrong with it... My computer is on pretty much 24/7.

    When I had win98 SE I spent more time staring at a blue screen than anything... When I had Win2k I couldnt do anything gaming because of the AMD and Geforce thing.

    I havent had a single problem with XP, Ever. It hasnt crashed once.

    (Back on topic <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> )

    I can still right click on it and explore the drive... But its a pain in the ****
  • GreyPawsGreyPaws Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8659Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Nemesis Zero+Apr 7 2003, 02:27 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Apr 7 2003, 02:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Attention forum members! MonsE is going to react to GreyPaws statement in the immediate future!
    Take the necessary precautions, such as a sufficient supply of clean water, food for a week, and a shelter that can withstand earthquakes of a up to a strength of seven on the Richter scale! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ::digs himself a big hole and builds a big bunker, prepares for the worst::
  • FlatlineUTDFlatlineUTD Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7695Members
    You should've told us they were removable first. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    My roommate was having the same problems with his removable drives after having NO luck fixing it. He eventually just went back to standard drives.
  • GWARGWAR Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2297Members, Contributor
    Ill just have to live with it i guess <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    Silly Gwar. You should have specified that it was a removable drive in the first post. Oh well, you live you learn.

    Before Monse tears out your liver I thought I'd answer your question.

    1) Download <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp' target='_blank'>TweakUI for Windows XP</a>

    2) Go to My Computer->Autoplay

    3) Look at picture. If you can't figure out what to do, hit yourself in the face then post a reply asking more specific instructions.

    4) Run from Monse before he pwns you for leaving out vital system diagnostic information! ^_^
  • GWARGWAR Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2297Members, Contributor
    I feex!!!!!

    I didnt know about tweak UI.... And you really didnt have to give me that much detail, lol
  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    Windows XP is the best OS ever. Anyone who complains about it either got confused by all the new stuff, has never tried it or is mad because his system is too old to run it. It's the BEST.... Once you set it up properly. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • ConfusedConfused Wait. What? Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12904Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Subnautica Playtester
    in response to teh last :
    clearly you are wrong.
    xp needs 2rd party software to work .. thus = sucks
    ill share my 2 xp night mares with you.

    1) my machine aprox 3 weeks after i buy xp
    TOTAL system melt down xp destroys its self adn correupts every file on hdd
    required removal of hdd form machine foloowed by complete reformat of entire drive.<!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

    2)girl i knows computer instalition of new cdr into existing winxp machine.
    putting a cd rom drive and a cdr on teh same bus causes all ide devices to stop functionaing normally.
    after much struggle make xp boot again only to disocver that the cd rom and cdr are considered teh same drive and given a name composed of teh "wingdings" font classic jappanese characters and three of teh empty box character followed by cd a string of random english characters and tehn rom. admited ly i thought this was hilarious, still do but the girl who had jsut got a new drive was not of teh same oppionion and we had to move the drives around oon teh bus to get them to be separate again:)
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    1) that's obviously just you... you must've done something wrong. otherwise we'd all be complaining about this...

    2) i have my drives set up just like that right now, things have been working fine for as long as i've had xp (1+ year)

    and what 2nd party software do you need to make it "work" that you don't for 2k?

    you are aware that XP is just 2k, but with BETTER application compatibility, BETTER hardware compatibility (2k is still for businesses, not home users), etc?
  • GWARGWAR Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2297Members, Contributor
    The only reason I use XP is because it works.

    I think its a forum rule... post anything in a forum about a OS and some fool will come in and say X OS is better.

    "0Mfg win2k r0x0rz winxp!!!!!!11one"
  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited April 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--GWAR+Apr 7 2003, 04:35 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (GWAR @ Apr 7 2003, 04:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> When I had Win2k I couldnt do anything gaming because of the AMD and Geforce thing. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I have an AMD Athlon XP, Geforce 4 and I have no issues gaming what so ever.

    oh, and

    <!--QuoteBegin--GWAR+Apr 8 2003, 11:52 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (GWAR @ Apr 8 2003, 11:52 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->"0Mfg win2k r0x0rz winxp!!!!!!11one" <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    edited April 2003
    /me points at silver and "ditto"

    what amd+geforce+win2K problem? this is the first I have heard of it

    oh, and does any one else feel their brains leak out their rears after trying to decipher confused!'s post?

    I still have not had any problems with XP (all of my friends run it and I am the tech monky for em, once you figgure out how to make it not 'stupid freindly' it aint so bad)
  • GreyPawsGreyPaws Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8659Members
    Umm well aside from the fact that the default install of XP home edition leaves a crapload of open ports, and useless bandwith hogging services running, and the fact that the ONLY improvements over win2k pro were visual (I dont know enough about XP to know if it allows for active directory or DC/GO/OU) Also NFS Porche Unleased runs on Win2k pro and doesnt run on XP. Then yeah.. its an OK OS... I like the fact that you can do Software Bridges in the network config... but everything else is useless to me PERSONALLY.. I've experianced problems with XP, and virtually had no problems with win2k series... go figure..
  • GWARGWAR Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2297Members, Contributor
    The problem with Win2k geforce and a amd processor combo is probably fixed, Back when i tried it a hotfix was available to fix the problem... But it didnt do anything. (Latest drivers for everything too)
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