Article ID: 153471
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
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SYMPTOMS
When you are using certain removable IDE disk drives in Windows 95, one
or more of the following symptoms may occur:
- The removable drive is not detected or not accessible within Windows 95.
- Media changes, such as removing a disk and inserting a new disk, are not detected and are not reflected in Windows Explorer.
- The removable drive appears as a non-removable hard disk in Windows Explorer or Device Manager.
CAUSE
Removable IDE disk drives are not fully supported by the IDE drivers
included with Windows 95.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. An
update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully
regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing
this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific
problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this
time.
This issue is resolved by the following updated files for Windows 95:
Esdi_506.pdr version 4.00.954 (dated 2/26/96) and later
Voltrack.vxd version 4.00.954 (dated 3/6/96) and later
To install this update, follow these steps:
- Download the Remideup.exe file from the Microsoft Download Center to an empty folder.
- In My Computer or Windows Explorer, double-click the Remideup.exe file you downloaded in step 1.
- Follow the instructions on the screen.
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft
Web site:
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software
Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
The following files are installed by Remideup.exe:
File name Version Date/Time Size Destination folder
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Esdi_506.pdr 4.00.1116 8/25/97 11:16a 24,426 Windows\System\Iosubsys
Voltrack.vxd 4.00.954 3/6/96 9:54a 18,518 Windows\System\Iosubsys
NOTE: The Voltrack.vxd file is installed on Windows 95 computers only.
This file is not installed on computers running OSR2.
This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.
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