Microsoft KB Archive/121446

= Writer/Artist: All Drives Are Checked At Startup =

Article ID: 121446

Article Last Modified on 8/15/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Creative Writer 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1a
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1a for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Fine Artist 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Fine Artist 1.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 for Macintosh

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SUMMARY
Creative Writer and Fine Artist check all drives when they start. You see the lights for all drives light up as the programs start up. This is by design. There is no way to disable this feature.



MORE INFORMATION
Creative Writer and Fine Artist check all drives when they start, so that when the login screen appears, it has the information that is required in order to display all users, whether their files are located on the hard drive, or on a disk.

The utility of this feature becomes most apparent in a multiple-user situation, such as a classroom, where users are asked to store their files on a diskette rather than on the hard drive, to preserve disk space.

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