Q121446: Writer/Artist: All Drives Are Checked At Startup

Article: Q121446
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): MACINTOSH:1.0,1.1,1.1a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 27-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a 
- Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a 
- Microsoft Fine Artist for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a 
- Microsoft Fine Artist for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a 
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SUMMARY
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Creative Writer and Fine Artist check all drives when they start. You see the
lights for all drives light up as the programs start up. This is by design.
There is no way to disable this feature.

MORE INFORMATION
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Creative Writer and Fine Artist check all drives when they start, so that when
the login screen appears, it has the information that is required in order to
display all users, whether their files are located on the hard drive, or on a
disk.

The utility of this feature becomes most apparent in a multiple-user situation,
such as a classroom, where users are asked to store their files on a diskette
rather than on the hard drive, to preserve disk space.

Additional query words: 1.00 kbhowto mskids mac win wm_writer wm_artist writer artist scsi blinks grinds startup boot run launch 1.10 beep beeps hard drive always kids mczee 1.10a

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Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeProdSearch kbPTProdChange kbZNotKeyword2 kbCreativeWriter100 kbCreativeWriter110 kbCreativeWriter110a kbCreativeWriter110Mac kbCreativeWriter110aMac kbCreativeWriter100Mac kbFineArtist100 kbFineArtist110 kbFineArtist110a kbFineArtist110Mac kbFineArtist110aMac kbFineArtist100Mac
Version           : MACINTOSH:1.0,1.1,1.1a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a

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