# Vista users.  Phantom floppy drive??

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vista-users-phantom-floppy-drive/506120>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 11, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vista-users-phantom-floppy-drive/506120 "2009-08-11T23:15:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vista-users-phantom-floppy-drive/506120/1 "2009-08-11T23:15:44Z")

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I just turned my computer on and it immediately installed drivers for my new invisible floppy drive which I didn’t just buy and didn’t install in my computer.

It would be helpful if I could see it, so I’d know where to put the floppies.  
Has this happened to anyone else? My computer’s been acting odd recently. I think it’s time for a fresh install.

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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vista-users-phantom-floppy-drive/506120/2 "2009-08-11T23:18:44Z")

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I’ve been using Vista for a little over a year now and haven’t had any phantom floppy drives. It does insist, however, on reinstalling my HP printer every time it gets disconnected. \<sigh\>