no disk in non-existent drive

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

In Recovery Console, there is the MAP command. (and MAP /ARC)
Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console: http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;314058
BOOT.INI and ARC Path Naming Conventions and Usage http://support.microsoft.com/kb/102873
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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"Oh God It's Him Again" <fred@spacedout.com> wrote in message news:42385931$0$57198$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
>A friend is having a niggling problem - using XP Home. When he installs
> software, whether from a download or from a CD, then restarts, he keeps
> getting an error message along the lines of "There is no disk in the drive.
> Insert a disk in the drive **** Device\harddisk\DR18
>
> where **** is the name of a file associated with the software just
> installed. Sometimes it ends with DR12 instead of DR18.
>
> If he clicks on cancel, or continue, everything seems to work OK, but the
> messages are obviously annoying for him.
>
> Could anyone please advise on where to start looking.
>
> Thanks
>