q000036

With the product installed, I cannot access my floppy drive.

This article applies to: BlackICE Defender.

SUMMARY

Under certain system configurations, installing the product causes your floppy drive (drive A:) to be inaccessible.

DETAILS

On some Windows NT systems, after installing the product, the floppy drive (normally drive A:) becomes inaccessible. The diagnostic text says "A:\is not accessible. This parameter is incorrect".

To fix this situation, do the following:

1. Open the file "blackice.ini" using notepad. This file is located in the installation directory.
2. At the end of that file, add the following line:

    
   starting.i=101 
   

3. Close and save "blackice.ini".
4. Stop and start the "blackice" service in the Win NT service list.
5. Your floppy drive should now be accessible.

 
Keywords: floppy drive, not accessible 
Version:  1.8.5.5 
Fixed:     
Modified: 1999-10-08