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More info?)
Kelly, thanks. I just sent you an email with a word file that has the screen
shot pasted in. Jim
"Kelly" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Send the bizarre icon screen shot to me via private email.
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
>
> "chemrat" <chemrat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A5CF03FF-3D07-412A-8041-DDA775F0A232@microsoft.com...
> >I do have XP Home on this PC. I installed tweakUI and ran it as you
> > suggested. It hung up and would not let me click OK after clicking apply.
> > However, when I checked My Computer, the drives had reapeared (one with a
> > bizzare icon). I actually had to do the whole process twice to get all of
> > my
> > drives, because I forgot some of the letters. I had to kill tweakUI, and
> > then my system crashed, but it seems fine now. Thanks!
> >
> > "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >
> >> Do you have TweakUI installed?
> >>
> >> If yes, Open TweakUI
> >> [+] My Computer
> >> Drives
> >>
> >> Make sure there's a check mark for the appropriate drives |
> >> Apply | OK
> >>
> >> If XP Pro check these settings in Group Policy.
> >>
> >> Open Group Policy...
> >> Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | OK |
> >>
> >> Navigate to >>
> >> User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\
> >> Windows Explorer\
> >> Hide these specified drives in My Computer
> >>
> >> [[Removes the icons representing selected drives from My Computer and
> >> Windows Explorer. Also, the drive letters representing the selected
> >> drives
> >> do not appear in the standard Open dialog box.
> >>
> >> This policy removes the drive icons. Users can still gain access to drive
> >> contents by using other methods, such as by typing the path to a
> >> directory
> >> on the drive in the Map Network Drive dialog box, in the Run dialog box,
> >> or
> >> in a command window.]]
> >>
> >> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
> >> CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
> >> NoDrives
> >> -----
> >>
> >> User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\
> >> Windows Explorer\
> >> Prevent access to drives from My Computer
> >>
> >> [[Prevents users from using My Computer to gain access to the content of
> >> selected drives.
> >>
> >> If you enable this policy, users cannot view the contents of the selected
> >> drives in My Computer and Windows Explorer. Also, they cannot use the Run
> >> dialog box, the Map Network Drive dialog box, or the Dir command to view
> >> the
> >> directories on these drives.
> >>
> >> The icons representing the specified drives still appear in My Computer,
> >> but
> >> if users double-click the icons, a message appears explaining that a
> >> policy
> >> prevents the action.]]
> >>
> >> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
> >> CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
> >> NoViewOnDrive
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>
> >> Wes
> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >> In news:43CA388B-14B1-4D02-ADE5-70108D674CF6@microsoft.com,
> >> chemrat <chemrat@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> >> > Hi, I've been searching but can't find a solution to this: my drives
> >> > no longer appear under "My Computer". I can explore to them fine.
> >> > My primary drive C, my restore to original configuration partition D,
> >> > and my external USB drive (which is partitioned into four) are all
> >> > missing. I had some problems when I had the external drive connected
> >> > via firewire, so I switched to USB 2.0. The old firewire drive
> >> > letters remained. In trying to remove them, I removed all drives,
> >> > but I'm not sure how (late at night, didn't take clearnotes). Thanks.
> >> > --
> >> > chemrat
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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