Extra HDD icon in 'computer'

[Reven]

Hi

I have an extra hdd icon in the 'computer' section of Windows 7. It is a 'Q' drive that is 0kb in size. I do not have such a drive. Drive management from control panel doesnt see it. I cant just click on it and hit 'delete'.

How can I delete the drive short cut?

Here is a screen shot:

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/190/capturecq.png

 

[ViRGE]

Could we get some screenshots from Disk Management? I don't doubt what you're saying, but it's always good to be able to see everything to be able to rule things out.

 

[RebateMonger]

Empty memory card reader?

 

[Nizology]

Empty memory card reader?

:thumbsup:
This would be my guess too.

 

[phoenix79]

:thumbsup:
This would be my guess too.

that would show up under removable storage

 

[Reven]

Here is a shot of disk management

http://a.imageshack.us/img811/2116/capturezk.png

Also I dont have a card reader.

 

[RebateMonger]

Office 2010?

http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/498323-Mysterious-local-disk-Q/

"For no reason that I can think up, I suddenly have a local disk Q: in Explorer. There is no hardware associated with it, it doesn't show up in Disk Manager, it's not a network drive, and everything I try to do with it results in "access denied". Yet it stubbornly persists.

Never mind, I've figured it out. Apparently Office 2010 Click-to-Run is responsible for it. Still weird, hope the final won't have that as it'll confuse a lot of people."

 

[Leros]

Interesting. I just noticed the same thing on my office computer.

 

[Reven]

Yeah I have the 2010 Beta installed... So I guess I'll just have to wait for a fix then. Thanks.

 

[VinylxScratches]

It's not a bug, it's a feature.

 

[JackMDS]

I get it some times when I forget to Unmount Virtual Drives.

 

[zagood]

Interesting. I wonder if this is something that may confuse video game DRM that searches for virtual drives.

 

[Reven]

hehe...

 

[shortylickens]

It's not a bug, it's a feature.

Am pretty sure you stole that motto from Microsoft.
Of course, MS stole it from Apple so I guess its OK.