Boot up without the floppy drive to save time (Windows 98/Me)

Would you like to shorten your startup time, even if by a little bit? We've
discussed how to use msconfig to shorten startup time, but this tip will help that extra little bit further.

Tell Windows 98 not to search for your floppy drive when it starts up. You'll still be able to use the drive, but Windows 98 will only search for it when you click the floppy drive icon in My Computer, Windows Explorer, or via DOS.
This will shorten your Windows boot time slightly.



Follow these steps carefully to avoid any problems. Here's how to do it: 

1. Right-click the My Computer icon
2. Click the Properties option
3. Click the Performance tab
4. Click the File System button
5. Click the Floppy Disk tab
6. Uncheck the box for the option to Search for new floppy disk drives each time your computer starts.
7. Click Apply
8. Click OK
9. Click OK
10. Restart your computer

For one extra boost in computer power, follow steps 1-4 above and then:

1. Click and choose "network server" in the "typical role for this computer" box
2. Click Apply
3. Click OK
4. Click OK
5. Restart your computer
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