Microsoft KB Archive/235394

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Floppy Disk Drive Light Is Active During Defragmentation

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to defragment a drive in your computer, the floppy disk drive light may indicate your drive is being used every few seconds.

CAUSE
This problem can occur if you previously removed a volume (drive) letter from a volume, and confirmed this removal when you received this confirmation prompt:

Removing the drive letter of a volume may cause programs to no longer run. Are you sure you want to remove this drive letter?

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbtool kbui

Version : WINDOWS:2000

Platform : WINDOWS

Issue type : kbprb

Technology :