Strange behavior -- SpyBot polls A: ???

Hi, all;

When I double-click on Spybot S&D for an update or system scan, the
system first polls the A: drive once, then again quickly several times.
Then it opens normally.

This started several weeks ago, when I was running SCANDISK from Safe
mode (as recommended here). If I attempt to use the USB mouse to
navigate or select, Safe mode goes nuts, opening apps, dialog boxes
wherever the cursor travels.

Somewhere in that mess, Win98SE was told to check for Spybot first on
the A: drive.

I've checked in Spybots settings and Properties, but I don't see
anything telling it to try A: before it checks the C: drive, and I don't
know how to make it stop polling A:

Please help, and I hope it's an easy question.

Thanks,
JPM

DemoDisk wrote:
> Hi, all;
>
> When I double-click on Spybot S&D for an update or system scan, the
> system first polls the A: drive once, then again quickly several
> times. Then it opens normally.
>
> This started several weeks ago, when I was running SCANDISK from Safe
> mode (as recommended here). If I attempt to use the USB mouse to
> navigate or select, Safe mode goes nuts, opening apps, dialog boxes
> wherever the cursor travels.
>
> Somewhere in that mess, Win98SE was told to check for Spybot first on
> the A: drive.
>
> I've checked in Spybots settings and Properties, but I don't see
> anything telling it to try A: before it checks the C: drive, and I
> don't know how to make it stop polling A:
>
> Please help, and I hope it's an easy question.
>
> Thanks,
> JPM

See if this helps:

1. Place a floppy disk in the "a" drive.
2. Read the contents (ie, double click the "a" drive icon)
3. Close the drive by selecting the "x" in the upper right hand corner.
4. Eject the disk and reboot.

Good luck.

--
Sir_George