Access 2003 seeks the floppy

[Matt]

Hi. Access 2003, Windows XP, both with latest updates. Whenever I fire
up my access applications it (I suppose) tired to access the floppy
disk. Since there's nothing in the drive it really slows down the
program launch. But it also accesses the floppy when I fire off a form
or report. I can't for the life of me figure out why this is and how to
shut it off.

Anybody have any ideas?

Matt

 

[Joan Wild]

Open Windows Explorer and check to be sure that the floppy drive isn't
shared.

 

[Matt]

Nope, not shared

 

[Rick Brandt]

Nope, not shared

Has the floppy perhaps been set as the Default Database Folder in Tools -
Options?

 

[Matt]

Nope. Set to My Documents.

Has the floppy perhaps been set as the Default Database Folder in Tools -
Options?

 

[Geoff]

Hi. Access 2003, Windows XP, both with latest updates. Whenever I fire up
my access applications it (I suppose) tired to access the floppy disk.
Since there's nothing in the drive it really slows down the program
launch. But it also accesses the floppy when I fire off a form or report.
I can't for the life of me figure out why this is and how to shut it off.

Anybody have any ideas?

Matt

I recall seeing someone with a similar problem with Word. This was quite a
while ago but I may have kept the answer.
Something about previously saving/retrieving something from floppy
deliberately, and after that Word kept looking there (just in case??)
I will search my system and post back if successful.
Geoff

 

[Geoff]

I recall seeing someone with a similar problem with Word. This was quite a
while ago but I may have kept the answer.
Something about previously saving/retrieving something from floppy
deliberately, and after that Word kept looking there (just in case??)
I will search my system and post back if successful.
Geoff

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Checked my files and found my notes on this. Unfortunately it is really
applicable to Win98 and earlier.
One unlikely solution is to check your Autoexec.bat file in case there is a
path statement in there referring to your floppy drive.
This is going back to DOS (anyone remember? I barely do. )
The only other thing I could think of was to check whilst in Access if your
"most recent files" list contains a reference to your floppy drive.

Good luck
Geoff