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[Flashback37]

Since a recent windows update, every time I start the game, windows says "there is no disk in the drive". If I hit retry/continue 5 or 6 times the client will run, but it is very annoying.
Any idea why this is happening or how to stop it? The file listed is MWOclient.exe.

[Dirk Le Daring]

Odd. Try running MWO as an administrator. Only thing I can think of.

[UnseenFury]

Windows 8? Updates? LOL

If you are a gamer, you install win 7 x64 sp1 and never install any Microsoft updates. And your computer will run as a Swiss clock.

[Stormwolf]

Paran01ac, on 16 February 2013 - 04:05 PM, said:

Windows 8? Updates? LOL

If you are a gamer, you install win 7 x64 sp1 and never install any Microsoft updates. And your computer will run as a Swiss clock.

That's not the wisest course of action since MS released quite a number of important security updates since SP1.

[XphR]

Check the shortcut and make sure its looking for MWOclient.exe on the correct drive?

[Flashback37]

After a little google-fu, I found that windows apparently has problems with flash drives. The culprit turns out to be my printer of all things. If i turn off my printer every thing works normally. I've had this printer for a year, Microsoft can break anything! especially their own software.
I hope that if anyone else comes across this problem, that this thread will give them a hint as to where to look.
Flash drives, portables/externals can cause Win7 to associate software with the drive.

[UnseenFury]

Stormwolf, on 16 February 2013 - 04:09 PM, said:

That's not the wisest course of action since MS released quite a number of important security updates since SP1.

Wrong. As system administrator I worked with used to say: 'MS fix 1 thing and break 10 more in their updates'. I have NIS 2013 to worry about security. If you need a clockwork gaming machine you do as I said.