Can I Permanently Remove Empty Removable Drives?

Hello.

I'm using Vista Home Premium.

In my Explorer List, I have four removable drives listed: E through
H. These are non-existent, empty drives.

(I do have a few real removable drives, I through K.)

I can get rid of the listings for the empty drives by right-clicking
on one of them, and selecting SAFELY REMOVE. No problem.

But these empty drives appear again whenever I reboot, or awaken from
sleep mode.

My question: Is there a way to have these empty drives removed from
Explorer permanently? If so, what is the procedure, please?

Not a big deal if I can't. Thank you very much! Jd

External card reader. Multi-function printer. Anything that has a slot/port
to accept media is a drive.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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Quote from George Ankner:
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You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"J. Danniel" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hello.
>
> I'm using Vista Home Premium.
>
> In my Explorer List, I have four removable drives listed: E through
> H. These are non-existent, empty drives.
>
> (I do have a few real removable drives, I through K.)
>
> I can get rid of the listings for the empty drives by right-clicking
> on one of them, and selecting SAFELY REMOVE. No problem.
>
> But these empty drives appear again whenever I reboot, or awaken from
> sleep mode.
>
> My question: Is there a way to have these empty drives removed from
> Explorer permanently? If so, what is the procedure, please?
>
> Not a big deal if I can't. Thank you very much! Jd
>

Okay, but that doesn't answer my question.

Can't these drive listings be hidden until or unless I add something
to them?

>External card reader. Multi-function printer. Anything that has a slot/port
>to accept media is a drive.

No. They are a valid drive and will show as such, even if they are empty.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"J. Danniel" <> wrote in message
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> Okay, but that doesn't answer my question.
>
> Can't these drive listings be hidden until or unless I add something
> to them?
>
>>External card reader. Multi-function printer. Anything that has a
>>slot/port
>>to accept media is a drive.
>

Stick a Compact Flash from your camera in one of them...
"J. Danniel" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Okay, but that doesn't answer my question.
>
> Can't these drive listings be hidden until or unless I add something
> to them?
>
>>External card reader. Multi-function printer. Anything that has a
>>slot/port
>>to accept media is a drive.
>

Just curious, But WHY do you want to remove them. Are you running out of
drive letters?

Amir



"J. Danniel" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Okay, but that doesn't answer my question.
>
> Can't these drive listings be hidden until or unless I add something
> to them?
>
>>External card reader. Multi-function printer. Anything that has a
>>slot/port
>>to accept media is a drive.
>