Non-existent Disk Drive

AMDnoob

Distinguished
May 3, 2009
216
0
18,690
So I reinstalled my copy of Windows 7 a couple months back cause it was getting cluttered w/ crap that I wasn't comfortable with. That includes the Removable Disk drive E: that one day decided to place itself on "My Computer". I have no idea what the hell it is or why it's there. I'm extremely pissed because recently i plugged in a jump drive that i shuttle between here and school and discovered 6 high-risk viruses on it... :fou: [wayyyy to go on keeping our school's network protected... dumbass IT guys that our broke school clearly don't pay enough] Norton removed them but I can't help to think (maybe it's in my head) that my comp is getting touchier and slower. So where did this drive E: come from and why cant i "remove" this non existent peripheral. Should I be worried?
 

jedimasterben

Distinguished
Sep 22, 2007
1,172
1
19,360
It shows up as soon as you install the driver for the printer. The printer tells the computer that it has a removable disk drive, and it's history from there! :)

PS: I would totally ditch Norton AV and go with something better, and FREE, like AVG or Avira AntiVir.