Why does Windows XP begin to see a Zip disk only after clicking on the Disk management?

[Dmitriy Kopnichev]

Hello
Why does the Windows XP begin to see a Zip disk only after clicking on the
Disk management in the Computer management in the Administrative tools?
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[Jim]

I believe this is a know bug in XP, it sometimes thinks the ZIP drive *is* a
HD!

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304776

Jim


"Dmitriy Kopnichev" > wrote in message
...
> Hello
> Why does the Windows XP begin to see a Zip disk only after clicking on the
> Disk management in the Computer management in the Administrative tools?
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in
> Outlook Express (this sends your reply to the newsgroups and to my email
> address at the same time) or inform me by sms to 79163876746 from
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>
> Mr. Dmitriy Kopnichev
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>

[Dmitriy Kopnichev]

The Zip drive is named "Removable Disk D:" even before clicking on the Disk
management in the Computer management in the Administrative tools. Therefore
Windows XP Setup did not detect the Zip drive as a hard disk.
"Jim" > wrote in message
news:mdlBa.34026$Dr3.13078@fed1read02...
> I believe this is a know bug in XP, it sometimes thinks the ZIP drive *is*
a
> HD!
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304776
>
> Jim
>
>
> "Dmitriy Kopnichev" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hello
> > Why does the Windows XP begin to see a Zip disk only after clicking on
the
> > Disk management in the Computer management in the Administrative tools?
> > --
> > Please, inform me of your reply: click Message menu, then 'Reply to all'
> in
> > Outlook Express (this sends your reply to the newsgroups and to my email
> > address at the same time) or inform me by sms to 79163876746 from
> > www.mts.ru/sms or to my ICQ#135557327 or by messenger to
> >
> > Mr. Dmitriy Kopnichev
> > e-mail:
> >
> >
>
>

[Pat Marley]

"Jim" > wrote in message
news:mdlBa.34026$Dr3.13078@fed1read02...
> I believe this is a know bug in XP, it sometimes thinks the ZIP drive *is*
a
> HD!
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304776

Interesting article. Does it mean that if the Zip drive is connected after
XP is installed, it will be correctly identified?

Pat

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Pat Marley
Patmar Educational Services
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Australia